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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 934133, member: 6229"]<font size="4">To celebrate the "Shilling Era" in 2001 the Austrian Mint issued a 26.5mm Bi-metallic 50 Shilling coin consisting of a Copper-Nickel clad Nickel Center placed in a Aluminum-Bronze Ring. The obverse has the denomination "50" centered amid a circle of past Austrian shields. The outter rim of the coin's obverse bears the words REPUBLIK OSTERREICH running clockwise from 8:00 to 4:00 and the word SCHILLING running counterclockwise from 7:00 to 5:00. The reverse of the 50 Shilling piece features 4 older One Shilling coins in an quasi-eliptical configuration with text reading clockwise from 9:00 to 5:50 as SCHILLING - 16.JUNI 1924 - 28. FEBRUAR 2002.</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Here's a photo of the obverse and reverse of that coin courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery (worldcoingallery.com):</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u>2001 Austria 50 Shilling (Shilling Era):</u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u> </u></i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><u></u></i></b>600,000 were struck for circulation and 100,000 Special Uncirculated NCLTs were minted for collectors. </font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd.php?dir=img6&image=11-50s01&desc=Austria%20km3076%2050%20Schilling%20(2001)%20Schillings%20&query=Austria%20Schillings" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd.php?dir=img6&image=11-50s01&desc=Austria%20km3076%2050%20Schilling%20(2001)%20Schillings%20&query=Austria%20Schillings" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd.php?dir=img6&image=11-50s01&desc=Austria km3076 50 Schilling (2001) Schillings &query=Austria Schillings</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Let's follow up with photos of the actual older 1 Shilling coins featured on the reverse (worldcoingallery.com photos):</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i>The 1924 dated large coin (Parliament Building in Vienna):</i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i> </i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-2835&desc=Austria%20km2835%201%20Schilling%20(1924)&query=Austria%20km%202835" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-2835&desc=Austria%20km2835%201%20Schilling%20(1924)&query=Austria%20km%202835" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-2835&desc=Austria km2835 1 Schilling (1924)&query=Austria km 2835</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i>The 1925 Coat of Arms Shield on Spray of Edelweiss on Medium Coin Top Right:</i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i><br /></i></b> </font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2840&desc=Austria%20km2840%201%20Schilling%20(1925-1932)&query=Austria%20km%202840" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2840&desc=Austria%20km2840%201%20Schilling%20(1925-1932)&query=Austria%20km%202840" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2840&desc=Austria km2840 1 Schilling (1925-1932)&query=Austria km 2840</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i>1959 Aluminum-Bronze Edelweiss Flower on Smallest Coin:</i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i> </i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2886&desc=Austria%20km2886%201%20Schilling%20(1959-2001)&query=Austria%20km%202886" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2886&desc=Austria%20km2886%201%20Schilling%20(1959-2001)&query=Austria%20km%202886" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2886&desc=Austria km2886 1 Schilling (1959-2001)&query=Austria km 2886</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i>1946 Aluminum Full Figure with Seed Bag on Left Hip on Medium Size Coin Top Left:</i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i> </i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2871&desc=Austria%20km2871%201%20Schilling%20(1946-1957)&query=Austria%20km%202871" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2871&desc=Austria%20km2871%201%20Schilling%20(1946-1957)&query=Austria%20km%202871" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2871&desc=Austria km2871 1 Schilling (1946-1957)&query=Austria km 2871</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Who would have thought it?</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Clinker</font></p><p><font size="4"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 934133, member: 6229"][SIZE=4]To celebrate the "Shilling Era" in 2001 the Austrian Mint issued a 26.5mm Bi-metallic 50 Shilling coin consisting of a Copper-Nickel clad Nickel Center placed in a Aluminum-Bronze Ring. The obverse has the denomination "50" centered amid a circle of past Austrian shields. The outter rim of the coin's obverse bears the words REPUBLIK OSTERREICH running clockwise from 8:00 to 4:00 and the word SCHILLING running counterclockwise from 7:00 to 5:00. The reverse of the 50 Shilling piece features 4 older One Shilling coins in an quasi-eliptical configuration with text reading clockwise from 9:00 to 5:50 as SCHILLING - 16.JUNI 1924 - 28. FEBRUAR 2002. Here's a photo of the obverse and reverse of that coin courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery (worldcoingallery.com): [B][I][U]2001 Austria 50 Shilling (Shilling Era): [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U]600,000 were struck for circulation and 100,000 Special Uncirculated NCLTs were minted for collectors. [url]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_wd.php?dir=img6&image=11-50s01&desc=Austria%20km3076%2050%20Schilling%20(2001)%20Schillings%20&query=Austria%20Schillings[/url] Let's follow up with photos of the actual older 1 Shilling coins featured on the reverse (worldcoingallery.com photos): [B][I]The 1924 dated large coin (Parliament Building in Vienna): [/I][/B][I][/I][url]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/11-2835&desc=Austria%20km2835%201%20Schilling%20(1924)&query=Austria%20km%202835[/url] [B][I]The 1925 Coat of Arms Shield on Spray of Edelweiss on Medium Coin Top Right: [/I][/B][I][/I] [url]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2840&desc=Austria%20km2840%201%20Schilling%20(1925-1932)&query=Austria%20km%202840[/url] [B][I]1959 Aluminum-Bronze Edelweiss Flower on Smallest Coin: [/I][/B][I][/I][url]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2886&desc=Austria%20km2886%201%20Schilling%20(1959-2001)&query=Austria%20km%202886[/url] [B][I]1946 Aluminum Full Figure with Seed Bag on Left Hip on Medium Size Coin Top Left: [/I][/B][I][/I][url]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/11-2871&desc=Austria%20km2871%201%20Schilling%20(1946-1957)&query=Austria%20km%202871[/url] Who would have thought it? Clinker [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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