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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 8203505, member: 42773&quot;]I bought a few of these 1996 Austrian 50 Shilling on eBay. As a collector of ancient and medieval coins, I like old iconography and heraldry on modern issues. This type has a number of interesting features. It celebrates Austria&#039;s millennial, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I,_Margrave_of_Austria#:~:text=Henry%20I%20(German%3A%20Heinrich%2C,of%20the%20House%20of%20Babenberg." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I,_Margrave_of_Austria#:~:text=Henry%20I%20(German%3A%20Heinrich%2C,of%20the%20House%20of%20Babenberg." rel="nofollow">Heinrich I</a> is featured as a knight (Margrave of Austria from 994 to 1018), the reverse shows the 9 coats of arms of the Austrian states, and it&#039;s the first bi-metallic coin issued by Austria. Personally, I like the way the devices are framed and offset by the two metals, and it&#039;s a pleasing size at 26mm, 8.1g. Definitely one of my favorite bi-metallic European issues...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1437905[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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