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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 707216, member: 6229"]<font face="Arial">Welcome to Clinker's Numismatic Tour Guide Service.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Thought you might like to see some Austrian castles and the coins that bear the designer's art work on them. All coin photos courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Let's start our imaginary tour with a 1983 20 Shilling featuring Hochosterwitz Castle (For a larger view of the castle click on the Castle side <p style="text-align: left"> of the coin):</p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd.php?dir=img6&image=11-2960&desc=Austria%20km2960%2020%20Schilling%20(1983-1993)%20Hochosterwitz%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Hochosterwitz" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd.php?dir=img6&image=11-2960&desc=Austria%20km2960%2020%20Schilling%20(1983-1993)%20Hochosterwitz%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Hochosterwitz" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd.php?dir=img6&image=11-2960&desc=Austria km2960 20 Schilling (1983-1993) Hochosterwitz Castle &query=Austria Hochosterwitz</a></p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial">Feast your eyes on Ambras Castle as the designer has it displayed on this 2002 10 Euro::</p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-10e02&desc=Austria%20km3096%2010%20Euro%20(2002)%20Ambras%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Ambras" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-10e02&desc=Austria%20km3096%2010%20Euro%20(2002)%20Ambras%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Ambras" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-10e02&desc=Austria km3096 10 Euro (2002) Ambras Castle &query=Austria Ambras</a></p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial">Help me unveil the third Austrian coin to bear a great monument to the past. Carefully peruse this 2002 10 Euro boasting about the strength of Eggenberg Castle:</p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-10e02a&desc=Austria%20km3099%2010%20Euro%20(2002)%20Eggenberg%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Eggenberg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-10e02a&desc=Austria%20km3099%2010%20Euro%20(2002)%20Eggenberg%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Eggenberg" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-10e02a&desc=Austria km3099 10 Euro (2002) Eggenberg Castle &query=Austria Eggenberg</a></p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial">No fortress at our tour's next stop, but a symbol of pomposity and wealth clearly emanates from this 2003 10 Euro giving us a view of Hof Castle:</p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/11-10e03a&desc=Austria%20km3103%2010%20Euro%20(2003)%20Hof%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Hof%20Castle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/11-10e03a&desc=Austria%20km3103%2010%20Euro%20(2003)%20Hof%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Hof%20Castle" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/11-10e03a&desc=Austria km3103 10 Euro (2003) Hof Castle &query=Austria Hof Castle</a></p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial">Turn your eyes toward the East and this 2003 10 Euro revealing the splendor of Schonbrunn Castle:</p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/11-10e03b&desc=Austria%20km3106%2010%20Euro%20(2003)%20Schonbrunn%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Schonbrunn" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/11-10e03b&desc=Austria%20km3106%2010%20Euro%20(2003)%20Schonbrunn%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Schonbrunn" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/11-10e03b&desc=Austria km3106 10 Euro (2003) Schonbrunn Castle &query=Austria Schonbrunn</a></p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial">Ready to continue the tour and see the flamboyant Hellbrunn Castle? It rests on this 2004 10 Euro:</p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-10e04a&desc=Austria%20km3111%2010%20Euro%20(2004)%20Hellbrunn%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Hellbrunn" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-10e04a&desc=Austria%20km3111%2010%20Euro%20(2004)%20Hellbrunn%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Hellbrunn" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-10e04a&desc=Austria km3111 10 Euro (2004) Hellbrunn Castle &query=Austria Hellbrunn</a></p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial">Come back aboard our tour bus and I'll take you to an advantage point where another 200410 Euro gives you the artist's view of Arttetten Castle:</p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-10e04b&desc=Austria%20km3115%2010%20Euro%20(2004)%20Artstetten%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Artstetten" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-10e04b&desc=Austria%20km3115%2010%20Euro%20(2004)%20Artstetten%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Artstetten" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-10e04b&desc=Austria km3115 10 Euro (2004) Artstetten Castle &query=Austria Artstetten</a></p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial">That finishes todays tour. Hope you enjoyed your tour...</p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> </p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial">Clinker</p></font></p><p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"><br /></p><p></font><p style="text-align: left"></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 707216, member: 6229"][FONT=Arial]Welcome to Clinker's Numismatic Tour Guide Service. Thought you might like to see some Austrian castles and the coins that bear the designer's art work on them. All coin photos courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery. Let's start our imaginary tour with a 1983 20 Shilling featuring Hochosterwitz Castle (For a larger view of the castle click on the Castle side [left] of the coin): [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd.php?dir=img6&image=11-2960&desc=Austria%20km2960%2020%20Schilling%20(1983-1993)%20Hochosterwitz%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Hochosterwitz[/URL] Feast your eyes on Ambras Castle as the designer has it displayed on this 2002 10 Euro:: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-10e02&desc=Austria%20km3096%2010%20Euro%20(2002)%20Ambras%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Ambras[/URL] Help me unveil the third Austrian coin to bear a great monument to the past. Carefully peruse this 2002 10 Euro boasting about the strength of Eggenberg Castle: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-10e02a&desc=Austria%20km3099%2010%20Euro%20(2002)%20Eggenberg%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Eggenberg[/URL] No fortress at our tour's next stop, but a symbol of pomposity and wealth clearly emanates from this 2003 10 Euro giving us a view of Hof Castle: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/11-10e03a&desc=Austria%20km3103%2010%20Euro%20(2003)%20Hof%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Hof%20Castle[/URL] Turn your eyes toward the East and this 2003 10 Euro revealing the splendor of Schonbrunn Castle: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/11-10e03b&desc=Austria%20km3106%2010%20Euro%20(2003)%20Schonbrunn%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Schonbrunn[/URL] Ready to continue the tour and see the flamboyant Hellbrunn Castle? It rests on this 2004 10 Euro: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-10e04a&desc=Austria%20km3111%2010%20Euro%20(2004)%20Hellbrunn%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Hellbrunn[/URL] Come back aboard our tour bus and I'll take you to an advantage point where another 200410 Euro gives you the artist's view of Arttetten Castle: [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-10e04b&desc=Austria%20km3115%2010%20Euro%20(2004)%20Artstetten%20Castle%20&query=Austria%20Artstetten[/URL] That finishes todays tour. Hope you enjoyed your tour... Clinker [/left][/FONT][left][/left][/QUOTE]
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