Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Austria)

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Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone, mainly in gold and silver, although other precious metals are also used in rare occasions. Austria was one of the first twelve countries in the Eurozone that introduced the euro (€) in 1 January 2002. Since then, the Austrian Mint have been minting both normal issues of Austrian euro coins, which are intended for circulation, and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver.

These special coins have a legal tender only in Austria, unlike the normal issues of the Austrian euro coins, which have a legal tender in every country of the Eurozone. This means that the commemorative coins made of gold and silver cannot be used as money in other countries. Furthermore, as their bullion value generally vastly exceeds their face value, these coins are not intended to be used as means of payment at all—although it remains possible. For this reason, they are usually named Collectors' coins.

The coins usually commemorate the anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of special importance. Austria mints more than ten of these coins on average per year, in gold, silver and niobium, with face value ranging from 1.25 to 100 euros.

Summary

As of 3 July 2008, eighty variations of Austrian commemorative coins have been minted: eleven in 2002, twelve in 2003, fourteen in 2004, thirteen in 2005, thirteen in 2006, nine in 2007 and eight in 2008 so far. These special high-value commemorative coins are not to be confused with €2 commemorative coins, which are coins designated for circulation and do have legal-tender status in all countries of the Eurozone.

The following table shows the number of coins minted per year. In the first section, the coins are grouped by the metal used, while in the second section they are grouped by their face value.

Year	Issues		By metal				By face value
			Gold	Silver	Others		€100,000	€100	€50	€25	€20	€10	€5	€1.50
2002	11		6	5	–		–	2	2	1	2	3	1	–
2003	12		6	5	1		–	2	2	2	2	3	1	–
2004	14		7	6	1		1	2	2	2	2	3	2	–
2005	13		6	1	1		–	2	2	2	2	3	2	–
2006	13		6	6	1		–	2	2	2	2	3	2	–
2007	9		2	6	1		–	1	1	1	2	2	2	–
2008	8		1	6	1		–	1	1	1	1	1	3	1
Total	80		34	40	6		1	11	12	11	13	18	13	1
Coins were minted   No coins were minted

Vienna Philharmonic Coin

File:Austria Vienna Philharmonic back.jpg File:Austria Vienna Philharmonic Silver back.jpg	The Vienna Philharmonic coin is struck in pure gold, 999.9 fine (24 carats). It is issued every year, in four different face values, sizes and weights. It is used as an investment product (bullion coin), although it finishes almost always in hands of collectors. According to the World Gold Council, was the best selling gold coin in 1992, 1995 and 1996 world wide. A beautiful design of musical instruments representing the world famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra can be seen on the reverse side of the coin. The great organ in the Golden Hall in Vienna's concert hall (Musikverein) is the topic for the obverse side of the coin. This is the hall of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Also on this side is represented the face value in euros, the weight, fineness and year of issue. Since February 1, 2008, this coin is being also minted in Silver. Both sides of the coin feature as on the Vienna Philharmonic pure gold coin. Its face value of „1,50 Euro“ gives the silver piece a different nature, different from the Gold representations of the coin.
File:Austria 100000 Euro Vienna Philharmonic front.jpg	Value: 100,000 euro	Alloy: Au 999.9 (Gold)	Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Weight: 31.103 kg (68.57 lb)	Diameter: 370 mm (14.57 in)	Thickness: 20 mm (0.79 in)
	Year: 2004   Mintage: 15 coins
File:Austria 100 Euro Vienna Philharmonic front.jpg	Value: 100 euro	Alloy: Au 999.9 (Gold)	Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Weight: 31.103 g (1.10 oz)	Diameter: 37 mm (1.46 in)	Thickness: 2.0 mm (0.08 in)
	Year: 2006   Mintage: 82,174 Year: 2005   Mintage: 158,564 Year: 2004   Mintage: 176,319 Year: 2003   Mintage: 179,881 Year: 2002   Mintage: 164,105
File:Austria 50 Euro Vienna Philharmonic front.jpg	Value : 50 euro	Alloy: Au 999.9 (Gold)	Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Weight: 15.552 g (0.55 oz)	Diameter: 28 mm (1.10 in)	Thickness: 1.6 mm (0.06 in)
	Year: 2006   Mintage: 20,085 Year: 2005   Mintage: 21,049 Year: 2004   Mintage: 24,269 Year: 2003   Mintage: 26,848 Year: 2002   Mintage: 40,922
File:Austria 25 Euro Vienna Philharmonic front.jpg	Value : 25 euro	Alloy: Au 999.9 (Gold)	Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Weight: 7.776 g (0.27 oz)	Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in)	Thickness: 1.2 mm (0.05 in)
	Year: 2006   Mintage: 29,609 Year: 2005   Mintage: 32,817 Year: 2004   Mintage: 32,449 Year: 2003   Mintage: 34,019 Year: 2002   Mintage: 40,807
File:Austria 10 Euro Vienna Philharmonic front.jpg	Value : 10 euro	Alloy: Au 999.9 (Gold)	Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Weight: 3.121 g (0.11 oz)	Diameter: 16 mm (0.63 in)	Thickness: 1.2 mm (0.05 in)
	Year: 2006   Mintage: 39,892 Year: 2005   Mintage: 62,071 Year: 2004   Mintage: 67,994 Year: 2003   Mintage: 59,654 Year: 2002   Mintage: 75,789
File:Austria 1.50 Euro Vienna Philharmonic Silver front.jpg	Value : 1.50 euro	Alloy: Ag 999 (Silver)	Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Weight: 31.103 g (1.10 oz)	Diameter: 37 mm (1.46 in)	Thickness: 3.2 mm (0.13 in)
	The silver Vienna Philharmonic is an investment coin (bullion coin). Its annual mintage depends on the demand.		Market Price: €19.25

2002 coinage

File:2002 Austria 50 Euro Christian Religious Orders back.jpg	Topic: The Christian Religious Orders		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 50 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 13 March 2002	Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in)	Weight: 10.14 g (0.36 oz)	Market value: €230.34 €200.00
Part of the collection "2000 Years' Christianity". The coin shows a dual representation of St. Benedict and his sister, St. Scholastica. By many, St. Benedict is the patron saint of Western Europe and the father of western monasticism. The rule of monks made by St. Benedict became the foundation for monastic life from the sixth century, still valid today. Together with his sister, he founded also an order of nuns following the same rule. The coin shows him holding the Holy Rule while St. Scholastica holds a dove. The reverse of the coin shows a monk sitting at a writing desk working on a manuscript. It represents the work of the monks in the middle ages copying books by hand, preserving great areas of knowledge.
File:2002 Austria 10 Euro Ambras Castle front.jpg	Topic: Ambras Castle		Designer: Andreas I. Zanaschka & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 20,000 50,000	Market value: ? €19.95 €99.95
	Issued: 24 April 2002	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part V". In the obverse side of the coin there is a general view of the castle to the south of Innsbruck with its Renaissance style precincts forms the central design. As usual, the inscription Republik Österreich can be seen at the top of the coin, while the face value of “10 euro” and the issue date can be seen at the bottom. On the reverse side there is a representation of what it seems to be three court musicians crossing the Spanish Hall, based on a picture from 1569.
File:2002 Austria 5 Euro 250 Years Vienna Zoo front.jpgFile:2002 Austria 5 Euro 250 Years Vienna Zoo back.jpg	Topic: 250 Years Vienna Zoo		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 500,000 100,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 08 May 2002	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €49.95
This coin is the first issue of the new generation of five euro Austrian coins, nine sided, symbolic for the nine federal provinces of Austria, showing each of their coats-of arms encircle the denomination "5" with, as usual, the inscription Republik Österreich and "euro". The reverse shows the Emperor's Pavilion in the zoon surrounded by a diversity of animals. The dates "1752-2002" refer to the anniversary and, of course, the issue date of the coin.
File:2002 Austria Renaissance Ferdinand I front.jpg	Topic: Renaissance (Ferdinand I.)		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 12 June 2002	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €49.95
Part of the collection "Austria through the Ages". In the obverse of the coin the "Swiss Gate" in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna is shown. Ferdinand enlarged the Hofburg and renovated it in the Renaissance style. On top of the gate his coat-of- arms and titles can be observed. It is flanked by two soldiers of the period as a reminder of the unsettled times in Vienna in 1529. The reverse of the coin shows a portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, brother of the famous Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and father of the Austrian line of the Habsburg dynasty. He had been entrusted by his brother with the government of the Austrian lands and was to succeed Charles V on the imperial throne when he resigned his crowns in 1556.
File:2002 Austria 10 Euro Eggenberg Palace front.jpgFile:2002 Austria 10 Euro Eggenberg Palace back.jpg	Topic: Eggenberg Palace		Designer: Andreas I. Zanaschka & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 20,000 50,000	Market value: ? €32.50 €39.95
	Issued: 10 September 2002	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part V". The obverse of the coin shows a frontal view of the castle. Built by Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg, this castle reflects the attraction for astronomy. The four gigantic towers represent the four elements, the 365 windows are for the days of the year, the 24 reception rooms for the hours of a day, etc… The construction started in 1625 and was finished in 1642, only after Hans Ulrich’s death. The reverse side of the coin has a portrait of the contemporary scholar and astronomer, Johannes Kepler. Kepler was acquainted with Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg personally, and most probably he knew and influenced the creation of the castle. In front of him on the coin is his master piece, the model “Mysterium Cosmographicum”.
File:2002 Austria 20 Euro Baroque front.jpgFile:2002 Austria 20 Euro Baroque back.jpg	Topic: Baroque		Designer: Andreas I. Zanaschka & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 11 September 2002	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €49.95
Part of the collection "Austria through the Ages". The obverse side of the coin shows the Grand Staircase in the town palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy, currently the Austrian Ministry of Finance. Gods and demi-gods hold its flights, while Hercules stands at the turn of the stairs. The reverse of the coin displays a portrait of Prince Eugene, reminiscent of his equestrian statue in the grounds of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. A typical baroque arrangement of cannon, flags and captured standards decorates the background.
File:2002 Austria 100 Euro Sculpture back.jpg	Topic: Sculpture		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 100 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 30,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 13 November 2002	Diameter: 30 mm (1.18 in)	Weight: 16.2 g (0.57 oz)	Market value: €368.53 €300.00
Part of the collection "Art Treasures of Austria". The obverse has a portrait of one of the greatest baroque sculptor Georg Rafael Donner, with the Palace of the Lower Belvedere in the background. This palace is currently the museum of baroque art in Vienna, and contains much of Donner’s work. The reverse features the Providentia Fountain (“Provendentia Brunnen”) in central Vienna, work of the same sculptor. In the centre of the coin, the allegorical figure of Providentia with a medallion of the Roman god, Janus, who had two faces, is displayed. Surrounding the fountain there are other symbolic figures representing tributary rivers of the Danube. Providentia is enthroned high above the figure of an old man representing the Enns River.

2003 coinage

File:2003 Austria 25 Euro 700 Years City of Hall in Tyrol front.jpg	Topic: 700 Years City of Hall in Tyrol		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 25 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) & 7.15g Niob	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: UNC
	Issued: 29 January 2003	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 17.15 g (0.60 oz)	Market value: €169.95
The Austrian Federal Government decided to commemorate the city charter, which was granted to the town of Hall in Tyrol 700 years ago, with this coin. The city of Hall housed an important mint until 1809, when it was closed. It was at Hall in 1486 that the first large silver coin was struck, the “Guldiner”. The obverse side of the coin shows a satellite mapping the town of Hall from the space. The reverse side of the coin shows the Guldiner silver coin. However, the design is negative, representing a coin die, as a reference to Hall’s history as a significant centre for minting coins. This is the first time a coin die has been reproduced on an Austrian coin, giving a distinctive character of this extraordinary issue.
File:2003 Austria 50 Euro Christian Charity front.jpg	Topic: Christian Charity		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 50 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 12 March 2003	Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in)	Weight: 10.14 g (0.36 oz)	Market value: €230.34 €200.00
Part of the collection "2000 Years' Christianity". The obverse of the coin shows a modern instance of Christian charity. A nun working as a nurse comforts a sick man in accordance with Christ’s admonition. The reverse side of the coin depicts one of the best known parables of the New Testament, the story of the Good Samaritan. In this parable Christ holds up a traveler taking pity on an unfamiliar person who has been attacked. The coin shows the Good Samaritan with the wounded on his horse, as he takes him for attention.
File:2002 Austria 10 Euro The Castle of Schlosshof back.jpg	Topic: The Castle of Schloss Hof		Designer: Andreas I. Zanaschka
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 20,000 50,000	Market value: ? €17.50 €29.95
	Issued: 09 April 2003	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part V". This coin is issued honouring the castle of Schloss Hof, situated on Marchfeld (the plains to the east of Vienna) on the border of today’s Slovakia and Hungary. The obverse side shows a view of the castle from the terraced garden side. The reverse side depicts two gardeners in outfits typical of the Baroque period who are tending the flower beds of the castle.
File:2003 Austria 5 Euro Water power front.jpgFile:2003 Austria 5 Euro Water power back.jpg	Topic: Water power		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 500,000 100,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 14 May 2003	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €9.00
This coin was issued in the “International Year of Freshwater” as designated by the United Nations. It depicts an Alpine Dam used for the production of hydroelectricity in the foreground. A stylized drop of water shows a fish, suggestive of the ecological and environmental importance of water. A second water drop frames the penstocks used to funnel the water to drive the turbines.
File:2003 Austria 20 Euro The Biedermeier Period front.jpgFile:2003 Austria 20 Euro The Biedermeier Period back.jpg	Topic: The Biedermeier Period		Designer: Andreas I. Zanaschka
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 11 June 2003	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €37.50
Part of the collection "Austria through the Ages". The obverse of the coin shows an early steam locomotive (the AJAX) on Austria's first railway line, the Kaiser Ferdinand's Nordbahn. The AJAX can still be seen today in the Austrian railway museum. The reverse of the coin shows a portrait of the famous statesman, Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich. Behind him is a map of Europe as redrawn at the Congress of Vienna after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
File:2003 Austria 20 Euro The Post-War Period front.jpgFile:2003 Austria 20 Euro The Post-War Period back.jpg	Topic: The Post-War Period		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 17 September 2003	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €37.50
Part of the collection "Austria through the Ages". The obverse side displays the coat-of-arms of the Second Republic. The broken chains on the eagle’s claws symbolize the re-birth of an independent state. To the right of it is the red-white-red flag of Austria, while to the left is the flag of the European Union. The reverse side is based on the design of two famous posters of the era: the “Four in a Jeep” and the E.R.P. (European Recovery Program) poster. The German inscription “Wiederaufbau in Österreich” translates as “Reconstruction in Austria”.
File:2002 Austria 10 Euro The Palace of Schoenbrunn front.jpgFile:2002 Austria 10 Euro The Palace of Schoenbrunn back.jpg	Topic: The Schönbrunn Palace		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Andreas I. Zanaschka
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 100,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €16.50 €22.00
	Issued: 08 October 2003	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part V". The obverse shows the central part of the frontage of the palace behind one of the great fountains in the open space. The reverse depicts the greenhouse known as the “Palmenhaus”. Built in the 19th century, it was at that time the largest steel and glass construction in Europe, housing worldwide exotic plants.
File:2003 Austria 100 Euro Painting front.jpgFile:2003 Austria 100 Euro Painting back.jpg	Topic: Painting		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 100 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 30,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 05 November 2003	Diameter: 30 mm (1.18 in)	Weight: 16.2 g (0.57 oz)	Market value: €368.53
Part of the collection "Art Treasures of Austria". This gold coin is dedicated to painting and to one of the most famous of the artists of the Viennese school "Jugendstil": Gustav Klimt. The obverse depicts Klimt in his studio with two unfinished masterpieces on easels. One of Klimt's most famous painting, Der Kuss (The Kiss), is featured on the reverse, a work painted in 1908 at the height of his 'golden period'.

2004 coinage

File:2004 Austria 5 Euro EU Enlargement front.jpg File:2004 Austria 5 Euro EU Enlargement back.jpg	Topic: EU Enlargement		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 275,000 125,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 28 January 2004	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €8.95
The typically nine-sided silver coin displays a map of Europe with the Euro zone countries clearly distinguished and a small token flags for the ones that recently joined the union. The names of the ten new members are inscribed in the lower part of the coin, each in its own official language. A logo to the left of the design identifies the Austrian coin, since several coins celebrating the EU enlargement were minted this year.
	Topic: 150 Years Semmering Alpine Railway		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 25 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) & 7.15g Niob	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: UNC
	Issued: 18 February 2004	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 17.15 g (0.60 oz)	Market value: €89.95
The coin, as every Austrian 25 euro coin, it has a silver ring and a Niobium center. The color of the niobium “pill” is green. The obverse shows two locomotives: a historical and a modern one. This represents the technical development in locomotive construction between the years 1854 and 2004. The upper half depicts the “Taurus”, a high performance locomotive. Below is shown the first functional Alpine locomotive, the Engerth; constructed by Wilhelm Freiherr von Engerth. The reverse of the coin shows a typical Semmering view. A steam engine just emerged from a tunnel crossing one of the distinctive viaducts.
File:2004 Austria 50 Euro Joseph Haydn front.jpg File:2004 Austria 50 Euro Joseph Haydn back.jpg	Topic: Joseph Haydn		Designer: Herbert Wähner
	Value: 50 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 20 March 2004	Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in)	Weight: 10.14 g (0.36 oz)	Market value: €230.34 €200.00
Part of the collection "Great Composers". This coin is dedicated to Joseph Haydn, one of the most creative and innovative composers of all time. Both Mozart and Beethoven learnt from him and built upon his work. The obverse side depicts the Castle of Esterhazy in Eisenstadt, where Hadyn lived and worked for many years. Above the castle a staff of music can be seen. The reverse side of the coin shows his portrait together with his signature and the years of his life (1732- 1809).
File:2004 Austria 10 Euro The Castle of Hellbrunn back.jpg	Topic: The Castle of Hellbrunn		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €16.50 €22.00
	Issued: 21 April 2004	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part V". This particular coin was issued honouring the castle of Hellbrunn. This baroque building and its beautiful green areas were built just outside the city of Salzburg by Markus Sitticus von Hohenems, the Prince-Archbishop of the city at the time (1612-1619). The obverse depicts the main access to the castle from its forecourt. In the background the mountains of Salzburg's, on the northern rim of the alpine chain, can be seen. The reverse side features a portrait of Archbishop Markus Sitticus von Hohenems, holding a construction plan for Salzburg Cathedral. In the background the "Roman Theatre" in Hellbrunn, is shown.
File:2004 Austria 5 Euro 100 Years Football front.jpg File:2004 Austria 5 Euro 100 Years Football back.jpg	Topic: 100 Years of Football		Designer: Herbert Wähner
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 600,000 100,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 12 May 2004	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €9.00
This coin depicts a successful shot by a footballer, shown in the background, with the ball just passing the goalkeeper into the net. The goalkeeper is still in the air. Something interest to notice in the design is that the net covers the whole coin area.
File:2004 Austria 20 Euro S.M.S. Novara back.jpg	Topic: S.M.S. Novara		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 16 June 2004	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €35.50
Part of the collection "Austria on the High Seas". The obverse shows the frigate S.M.S. Novara under sail during her circumnavigation of the globe in 1857-1859. The Novara was the first Austrian ship in the Austro-Hungarian Navy to circumnavigate the world. In the background, there is a representation of the Chinese coast. Seagulls, showing the nearness to land, circle the ship. On the reverse side, there is a dual portrait of Archduke Ferdinand Max, the naval commander-in-chief and the originator of the voyage, and of Commodore Bernhard von Wüllerstorf-Urbair, who commanded the Novara on her voyage of circumnavigation. In front of them, on the table, there is a large ship’s globe and instruments of navigation, along with a microscope (this was a scientific expedition around the globe).
File:2004 Austria 20 Euro S.M.S. Erzherzog Ferdinand Max front.jpg	Topic: S.M.S. Erzherzog Ferdinand Max		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 15 September 2004	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €35.50
Part of the collection "Austria on the High Seas". The obverse side of the coin shows the armored frigate S.M.S. Ferdinand Max. Like all the early steam ships, she still bore three masts and sails. The ship was named to honor the naval commander-in-chief and brother of the Emperor, Archduke Ferdinand Max. The reverse shows Rear-Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff after a painting by Anton Romako, standing on the bridge of the S.M.S. Erzherzog Ferdinand Max. In front of him four sailors are struggling with the wheel, like bringing the ship into position. The inscription reads "Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff".
File:2004 Austria 10 Euro The Castle of Artstetten back.jpg	Topic: The Castle of Artstetten		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €16.50 €22.00
	Issued: 13 October 2004	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part V". The coin’s obverse shows the castle of Artstetten standing above the Danube River on the threshold to the region known as the Wachau. First recorded in the 13th century, the castle today presents an striking sight from afar, with its corner towers and unique onion-domes. The reverse shows the entrance to the crypt of the Hohenberg family. There are two portraits to the left, showing Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.
	Topic: Secession		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 100 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 30,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 10 November 2004	Diameter: 30 mm (1.18 in)	Weight: 16.22 g (0.57 oz)	Market value: €349.00
Part of the collection "Jugendstil". On the obverse side there is a view of the Secession exhibition hall situated in Vienna. The building was called the Secession as it was the seceding of the "rebel artists" from the long-established fine art institution that gave rise to this excellent structure. The reverse side features a small portion of the world famous “Beethoven Frieze” by Gustav Klimt. The extract from the painting features three figures: a knight in armor representing “Armored Strength”, one woman in the background symbolizing “Ambition” holding up a wreath of victory and a second woman representing “Sympathy” with lowered head and clasped hands.

2005 coinage

File:2005 Austria 5 Euro 100 Years of Skiing front.jpg File:2005 Austria 5 Euro 100 Years of Skiing back.jpg	Topic: 100 Years of Skiing		Designer: Herbert Wähner
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 500,000 100,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 26 January 2005	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €9.00
The design shows a snow crystal symbolizing winter sport with a downhill skier racing through the crystal.
File:2005 Austria 50 Euro Ludwig van Beethoven back.jpg File:2005 Austria 50 Euro Ludwig van Beethoven front.jpg	Topic: Ludwig van Beethoven		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 50 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 16 February 2005	Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in)	Weight: 10.14 g (0.36 oz)	Market value: €230.34
Part of the collection "Great Composers". The obverse side depicts the frontage of the Palais Lobkowitz and a cut down edition of the title page of the “Eroica” symphony, with a quill below. The reverse side shows a portrait of Beethoven, his signature, and the years of his life (1770-1827). A drawing from 1818, by August Kloeber, served as model for the portrait.
File:2005 Austria 25 Euro 50 Years Television front.jpg File:2005 Austria 25 Euro 50 Years Television back.jpg	Topic: 50 Years Television		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 25 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) & 7.15g Niob	Quantity: 65,000	Quality: UNC
	Issued: 09 March 2005	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 17.15 g (0.60 oz)	Market value: €69.95
In the obverse side, the inner violet niobium core depicts the original “test” pattern that was used in the 1950’s in order to calibrate TV sets. The reverse side shows a section of the globe in the background on the niobium core. In the foreground a small television antenna that was necessary by all early analog TV sets to get the signal is seen. In the outer silver circle, several milestones from the history of television are depicted: an old TV set, an old camera, a family making use of a remote control; and finally, a control room at a television station leading to a set of satellite dishes.
File:2005 Austria 10 Euro 60 Years Second Republic front.jpg File:2005 Austria 10 Euro 60 Years Second Republic back.jpg	Topic: 60 Years Second Republic		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €16.50 €22.00
	Issued: 11 May 2005	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "50 Years II. Republic". The obverse of the coin shows the figure of Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, which stands facing the Parliament building in Vienna. She represents the Austrian Republic surrounded by the coat of arms of the nine federal provinces. The reverse side of the coin shows the Austrian Parliament Building with a broken chain separating a jubilant crowd of citizens. The broken chain also appears on the claws of the Austrian national eagle, symbolizing the liberation of Austria in the coin.
File:2006 Austria 5 Euro The European Anthem-Ludwig van Beethoven front.jpg File:2006 Austria 5 Euro The European Anthem-Ludwig van Beethoven back.jpg	Topic: The European Anthem by Ludwig van Beethoven		Designer: Herbert Wähner
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 275,000 125,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 11 May 2005	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €9.00
The reverse side of the coin shows the old Theater am Kärntnertor. This theatre is at the Carinthian Gate, which stood near the present Opera House until 1870. It was in this theatre that Beethoven's 9th symphony with the Ode to Joy was first publicly performed. A portrait of Beethoven, together with the opening notes of the previously mentioned symphony, is also included in the right-bottom part of the coin.
File:2005 Austria 20 Euro Admiral Tegetthoff-The Polar Expedition front.jpg	Topic: Admiral Tegetthoff Ship and The Polar Expedition		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 08 June 2005	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €35.50
Part of the collection "Austria on the High Seas". The obverse side shows the ship "Admiral Tegetthoff", which was constructed in Bremerhaven Germany, specifically for the Austro-Hungarian polar expedition. The ship is depicted at the start of the journey, entering the cold waters of the Arctic Circle. The ship was named after one of Austria's most famous admirals: Wilhelm von Tegetthoff. The expedition was led by naval commander, Karl Weyprecht, and infantry first lieutenant, Julius von Payer. The reverse side of the coin shows two explorers in Arctic gear with the frozen ship behind them.
File:2005 Austria 20 Euro S.M.S. Sankt Georg front.jpg File:2005 Austria 20 Euro S.M.S. Sankt Georg back.jpg	Topic: S.M.S. Sankt Georg		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 14 September 2005	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €35.50
Part of the collection "Austria on the High Seas". The obverse shows the armored cruiser S.M.S. Sankt Georg sailing into New York Harbor on May 17 1907; passing right in front of the Statue of Liberty. This was to be the last visit of an Austrian naval vessel in the U.S.A. The reverse shows the naval arsenal of Pola, one of the principal naval bases of the Austro-Hungarian navy since the middle of the 19th century. The Olive Island in the harbor, with its two characteristic covered construction docks, can be seen. The stern and the propellers of the S.M.S. Sankt Georg are clearly shown in one of the docks. In the foreground a steam a smaller ship sails.
File:2005 Austria 10 Euro Re-opening of Burgtheater and Opera 1955 front.jpg File:2005 Austria 10 Euro Re-opening of Burgtheater and Opera 1955 back.jpg	Topic: Re-opening of Burgtheater and Opera 1955		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €16.50 €22.00
	Issued: 12 October 2005	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "50 Years II. Republic". This coin was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the re-opening of the rebuilt National Theatre (Burgtheater) and the National Opera. The obverse side depicts the two buildings; the National Theatre slightly behind the Opera House. In the reverse, two typical symbols of the theatre, the masks of comedy and tragedy are shown and with the words “Re-opening of the National Theatre and Opera, 1955”.
File:2005 Austria 100 Euro Steinhof Church front.jpg	Topic: Steinhof Church		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 100 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 30,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 09 November 2005	Diameter: 30 mm (1.18 in)	Weight: 16.22 g (0.57 oz)	Market value: €368.53
Part of the collection "Jugendstil". The obverse gives an angled perspective view of the left-side and main door of the Steinhof church. On the reverse, the Koloman Moser stained glass window over the main entrance can be seen. In the center of the window is God the Father seated on a throne. The window is flanked with a pair of bronze angels in Jugendstil style, originally designed by Othmar Schimkowitz.

2006 coinage

File:2006 Austria 5 Euro EU Presidency front.jpg	Topic: EU Presidency		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 250,000 100,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 18 January 2006	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €9.00
The reverse shows the Vienna Hofburg Imperial Palace in the "Josefsplatz" square. The equestrian statue of Joseph II in its center. The wing of the Hofburg can be seen to the right, which contains the Spanish Riding School and the Redoutensäle.
File:2006 Austria 50 Euro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart back.jpg	Topic: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 50 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 01 February 2006	Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in)	Weight: 10.14 g (0.36 oz)	Market value: €230.34
Part of the collection "Great Composers". The obverse shows a view of down the Getreidegasse (Grain Lane) in Salzburg. In the foreground is the house where Mozart was born, while the Getreidegasse stretches off back to the right. In the reverse, to the right, there is a portrait of Mozart. On the left and in the background, is his father, Leopold Mozart, also an accomplished musician. Leopold recognized his son's unique musical really early, giving him the proper instructions and guidance. The portraits are based on contemporary paintings.
	Topic: European Satellite Navigation		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 25 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) & 7.15g Niob	Quantity: 65,000	Quality: UNC
	Issued: 01 March 2006	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 17.15 g (0.60 oz)	Market value: €59.95
The coin has a silver ring and niobium “pill”, colour gold-brown. In the obverse, the inner portion of the coin is a compass rose showing all cardinal points. The inscription above it shows the exact coordinates of the location of the Austrian Mint in Vienna. In the reverse, the niobium portion depicts navigation satellites orbiting the Earth. The ring shows different means of transportation (an airplane, a container ship, a train and a truck) for which satellite navigation was developed.
File:2006 Austria 10 Euro Nonnberg Abbey back.jpg	Topic: Nonnberg Abbey		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €24.20 €18.15
	Issued: 05 April 2006	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part VI". This was the first coin of the series "Great Abbeys of Austria". It shows the Benedictine convent of Nonnberg Abbey. In the hilltop on the background, the castle of Hohensalzburg and the Kajetaner church can be seen. The reverse side shows the crypt consecrated to the St. Erentrudis, the first abbess of the convent with a statue of the saint.
File:2007 Austria 5 Euro 250th Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart front.jpg File:2007 Austria 5 Euro 250th Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart back.jpg	Topic: 250th Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 375,000 125,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 10.5.2006	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €9.00
In 2006 the world celebrates Mozart's 250th birthday, this coin joined this celebration. It shows a portrait of Mozart with the Salzburg Cathedral in the background. The small mark designed from the € symbol and the European star identifies the coin as part of a "Europe Series", minted by several countries of the union.
File:2006 Austria 20 Euro The Austrian Merchant Navy front.jpg	Topic: The Austrian Merchant Navy		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 07 June 2006	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €35.50
Part of the collection "Austria on the High Seas". The obverse shows the biggest and fastest of the Austro-Americana liners, the Kaiser Franz Joseph I (named after Franz Joseph I of Austria), as she sails out of Trieste. In the background the Lloyd ship Brünn arriving in port and the maritime buildings in the foreshore can be seen. The reverse gives a wide view of the port of Trieste. The harbour itself is full of steamships and sailing ships. In the foreground to the right the old coat-of-arms of the city in the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire can be seen.
File:2006 Austria 20 Euro S.M.S. Viribus Unitis front.jpg File:2006 Austria 20 Euro S.M.S. Viribus Unitis back.jpg	Topic: S.M.S. Viribus Unitis		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 13 September 2006	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €35.50
This coin was the last of the series “Austria on the High Seas”. The obverse side shows the flagship Viribus Unitis as seen from the deck of an accompanying ship in the fleet. Two other ships of an older class can be seen in the background. The reverse side is a tribute to the old Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy, showing the same battleship from a front angle. A naval bi-plane circles overhead and a submarine surfaces in the foreground. The coin commemorates not only the ship Viribus Unitis, but also the three main arms of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the First World War.
File:2006 Austria 10 Euro Göttweig Abbey front.jpg File:2006 Austria 10 Euro Göttweig Abbey back.jpg	Topic: Göttweig Abbey		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €18.15 €24.20
	Issued: 11 October 2006	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part VI". The obverse side shows the abbey with its fortress-like towers on top of the hill surrounded by trees and vineyards. The reverse side shows the grand staircase (known as the Imperial Stairs), which lead up to the apartments that the great abbeys held. The apartments in Göttweig were prepared for the Emperor Charles VI. His portrait can be seen in the foreground.
File:2006 Austria 100 Euro River Wien Gate back.jpg File:2006 Austria 100 Euro River Wien Gate front.jpg	Topic: Wien River Gate		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 100 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 30,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 08 November 2006	Diameter: 30 mm (1.18 in)	Weight: 16.22 g (0.57 oz)	Market value: €368.53
Part of the collection "Jugendstil". The River Gate was built in the years 1903 to 1906 and was opened to the general public on 15th November, 1906. In celebration of its centenary in 2006 the gate has been chosen as the main motif for this commemorative coin issue. The obverse side depicts the gate from its more prominent side, encasing the tunnelled exit where the River Wien flows into the City Park. The reverse side shows one of the ladies that flank the entrance from the street. In its entirety, the gate forms one of the most beautiful Jugendstil scenes to be found in the city of Vienna.

2007 coinage

File:2007 Austria 5 Euro 100 Years Universal Male Suffrage front.jpg	Topic: 100 Years Universal Male Suffrage		Designer: Herbert Wähner
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 150,000 100,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 10 January 2007	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €9.00
Towards the end of the 19th century, the Austrian half of the dual monarchy began to move towards constitutionalism. A constitutional system with a parliament, the Reichsrat was created, and a bill of rights was enacted also in 1867. Suffrage to the Reichstag's lower house was gradually expanded until 1907, when equal suffrage for all male citizens was introduced. This coin design is based on an historic photo of the opening session of Parliament in 1907, after the elections. The two oval portraits in the foreground are of the Emperor Franz Joseph and Max Wladimir von Beck, who were responsible for putting the reform through.
File:2007 Austria 50 Euro Gerard van Swieten front.jpg File:2007 Austria 50 Euro Gerard van Swieten back.jpg	Topic: Gerard van Swieten		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 50 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 31 January 2007	Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in)	Weight: 10.14 g (0.36 oz)	Market value: €230.34
Part of the collection "Celebrated Physicians of Austria". Gerard van Swieten is original from the Netherlands. The Empress Maria Theresa chose him as her personal physician; he then became the founder of the First Vienna School of Medicine. His legacy to the world of medicine made him the choice for the first coin in this new gold series “Celebrated Physicians of Austria”. The obverse side shows his portrait holding a book. The reverse shows the view of the Academy of Sciences, the handwritten text of the reform “Plan pour la faculté de medicine”, and a branch of the Swietenia Mahagoni.
File:2007 Austria 25 Euro Austrian Aviation front.jpg	Topic: Austrian Aviation		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 25 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) & 6.5g Niob	Quantity: 65,000	Quality: UNC
	Issued: 28 February 2007	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 16.5 g (0.58 oz)	Market value: €49.95
The obverse side shows a view into the cockpit of a modern passenger airplane. This reverse side of the coin shows the Etrich-Taube as well as the Zanonia glider and a waving Igo Etrich sitting in the open cockpit of a plane.
File:2007 Austria 10 Euro Melk Abbey front.jpg	Topic: Melk Abbey		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €18.15 €24.20
	Issued: 18 April 2007	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part VI". The obverse shows a view up to the façade of the abbey church and its two side wings from a low level. The twin baroque towers and the great dome of the church behind them can be seen. In the lower right corner the coat-of-arms of the Abbey of Melk (the crossed keys of St. Peter) can be seen. The reverse side gives a view up into the central dome of the church; a vision of heaven, painted by Johann Michael Rottmayr. The three-dimensional effect created by the engraver is heightened by the Melker Cross in the foreground. This precious reliquary from the Melk treasury is a 14th century work of art, in gold and precious.
File:2007 Austria 5 Euro Mariazell front.jpg	Topic: Mariazell Basilica		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 450,000 100,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 09 May 2007	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €9.00
The Mariazell Basilica (also the Basilica Mariä Geburt or in English the 'Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary') is located in the town Mariazell and it is the most important pilgrimage destination in Austria and one of the most important in Europe. In the church, a miraculous wooden image of the Virgin Mary is honoured. The coin shows the facade of the basilica with its characteristic central gothic tower flanked by two baroque towers.
File:2007 Austria 20 Euro Empirior Ferdinand's North Railway front.jpg File:2007 Austria 20 Euro Empirior Ferdinand's North Railway back.jpg	Topic: Empirior Ferdinand's North Railway		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 13 June 2007	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €37.95
Part of the collection "Austrian Railways". The obverse of the coin shows the “AUSTRIA”, the first locomotive to run in the Empire. In the background the carriages of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class are lined up. The reverse side depicts a scene of a train crossing the bridge over the Danube on the first public run from the North Railway Station in Vienna to Deutsch-Wagram on 6 January 1838. It caused quite a sensation, so it was watched and cheered by crowds of Viennese along its route.
File:2007 Austria 20 Euro South Railways Vienna-Triest front.jpg File:2007 Austria 20 Euro South Railways Vienna-Triest back.jpg	Topic: South Railways Vienna-Triest		Designer: Herbert Wähner & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 20 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Frosted Proof
	Issued: 12 September 2007	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Market value: €37.95
Part of the collection "Austrian Railways". The obverse shows the locomotive “Steinbrück” with one of the typical viaducts of the Semmering Railway in the background. The engine “Steinbrück” can be seen today in the Technical Museum in Vienna. It is the oldest existing locomotive built in Austria; it was constructed in 1848 for the South Railway. The reverse shows the harbour city of Trieste with the locomotive Type 17c372 getting out of the viaduct leading to the railway station. In the background sailing ships can be seen.
File:2007 Austria 10 Euro St. Paul im Lavanttal back.jpg	Topic: St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €18.15 €24.20
	Issued: 10 October 2007	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part VI". The obverse displays a view of the abbey buildings nestling on the wooded hill above the town. The reverse shows the South Portal of the church; built in 1618.
File:2007 Austria 100 Euro Linke Wienzeile Nr. 38 front.jpg File:2007 Austria 100 Euro Linke Wienzeile Nr. 38 back.jpg	Topic: Linke Wienzeile 38		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 100 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 30,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 07 November 2007	Diameter: 30 mm (1.18 in)	Weight: 16.227 g (0.57 oz)	Market value: €368.53
Part of the collection "Jugendstil". The obverse shows the building with its rounded corner connecting both wings. The rounded corner is flanked on top by two female half-figures, work of the sculptor Othmar Schimkowitz. The reverse shows the lift in the stairwell of the house, its iron gate and the fencing ornamented with the finest Jugendstil design. In the left of the coin there is a superimposed sample of Koloman Moser’s golden medallions.

2008 coinage

File:2008 Austria 50 Euro Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis front.jpg	Topic: Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 50 euro	Alloy: Au 986 (Gold)	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 30 January 2008	Diameter: 22 mm (0.87 in)	Weight: 10.14 g (0.36 oz)	Market value: €249.00
Part of the collection "Celebrated Physicians of Austria". The obverse shows a portrait of the eminent doctor together with the rod of Asclepius, which is the logo for the entire series. The reverse has a wide view of the old General Hospital in Vienna, where Semmelweis was stationed in the childbirth clinic. To the right there is a view of two doctors cleaning their hands, apparently before examining a patient.
File:2008 Austria 5 Euro Soccer Coin 1 front.jpg File:2008 Austria 5 Euro Soccer Coin 1 back.jpg	Topic: Soccer (two coins)		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 5 euro	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)	Quantity: 225,000 100,000	Quality: Circulation UNC
	Issued: 27 February 2008	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Market value: €18.00 (two coins)
File:2008 Austria 5 Euro Soccer Coin 1 front.jpg File:2008 Austria 5 Euro Soccer Coin 2 back.jpg	These two coins were minted celebrating the bi-national hosting of the European championship. For the first time two coins are minted, one complementing each other (in this particular case the view into the stadium). Both coins express the emotional side of the sport. One coin shows players dribbling, while the other coin shows a striker trying to reach the ball. In the background, fans waving a banner can be observed. In the pieces, all eight venues of the 2008 finals, are depicted.
File:2008 Austria 25 Euro Fascination Light front.jpg	Topic: Fascination Light		Designer: Herbert Wähner
	Value: 25 euro	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver) & 6.5g Niob	Quantity: 65,000	Quality: UNC
	Issued: 12 March 2008	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 16.5 g (0.58 oz)	Market value: €44.55
On the obverse side there is a scene from the late 19th century when Welsbach’s inventions were quite new. A man lights a gas lantern in front of the Vienna City Hall. The reverse has a partial portrait of Welsbach on the left hand side. The sun shines in the middle of the green niobium pill, while several methods of illumination from the gas light through electric light bulbs, neon lights, etc., to modern LEDs spread out around the silver ring.
File:2008 Austria 10 Euro Klosterneuburg back.jpg	Topic: Klosterneuburg		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 10 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC Frosted Proof	Quantity: 130,000 40,000 60,000	Market value: ? €18.15 €24.20
	Issued: 16 April 2008	Diameter: 32 mm (1.26 in)	Weight: 17.3 g (0.61 oz)	Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver)
Part of the collection "Austria and her People - Part VI". The obverse shows a view of the abbey from the slopes of the Leopoldsberg in the Alps. The Romanesque-Gothic basilica as well as the copper dome with the imperial crown can be seen. The reverse shows the Gothic cloisters with a stained glass window of St. Leopold in the foreground.
File:2002 Austria 5 Euro 100th Birthday of Herbert von Karajan front.jpg File:2002 Austria 5 Euro 100th Birthday of Herbert von Karajan back.jpg	Topic: 100th Birthday of Herbert von Karajan		Designer: Helmut Andexlinger & Thomas Pesendorfer
	Value: 5 euro	Quality: Circulation UNC	Quantity: 150,000 100,000	Market value: ? €9.00
	Issued: 09 May 2008	Diameter: 28.5 mm (1.12 in)	Weight: 10 g (0.35 oz)	Alloy: Ag 800 (Silver)
The nine-sided silver coin, in the reverse, shows Karajan in one of his typically dynamic poses while conducting. In the background is the score of Beethoven’s Ninth.
File:2008 Austria 20 Euro Belle Epoque front.jpg File:2008 Austria 20 Euro Belle Epoque back.jpg	Topic: Belle Époque		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Helmut Andexlinger
	Value: 20 euro	Quality: Frosted Proof	Quantity: 50,000	Market value: €34.50
	Issued: 11 June 2008	Diameter: 34 mm (1.34 in)	Weight: 20 g (0.71 oz)	Alloy: Ag 900 (Silver)
The obverse shows the steam locomotive kkStB 310 (developed by Karl Gölsdorf, a great locomotive engineer). The reverse depicts the hall of the second Vienna North Railway Station. On the left there is a train stopping at the arrival platform. In the foreground there is a lady dressed in an old style symbolising the Belle Époque of rail travel.

The 2008 Europe Taler

File:2008 taler front.JPGFile:2008 taler back.jpg	Topic: Europe Taler 2008		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner
	Value: N/A	Alloy: Ag 999 (Silver)	Quantity: 1	Quality: Proof
	Issued: June 2008	Diameter: 360 mm (14.17 in)	Weight: 20.08 kg (44.27 lb)	Market value: N/A
The launch of the largest silver coin in the world has been made by Hall in Tirol. It has been revealed on the occasion of the 2008 European Championship of Football in Austria and Switzerland. The front side design of the coin is as old as five centuries. 500 years ago in Trient, Kaiser Maximilian I crowned himself Emperor and a propaganda coin was issued by the Mint in Hall. In the coin was written: "King of all the lands in Europe”. This inscription included the word “Europe” for the first time. The obverse corresponds to that from the time of Maximilian in 1508. It shows the emperor mounted in armour on a horse; in his hand he holds a banner with the imperial symbol, the double eagle. The obverse shows important people in the history of Europe. You can easily see Martin Luther (who symbolised the transition from the middle ages to the modern period, his reformation has affected the religious and spiritual landscape of Europe), Antonio Vivaldi (as an example of the importance of European cultural life), James Watt (who invented the first steam engine in the 18th century, representing the industrialization of Europe, which took place in the age of technical innovations) and Bertha von Suttner (the Nobel Peace Prize winner). The scenes are connected by the mint tower, the symbol of the Hall Mint. Stars, a symbol of European unity, surround the tower and symbolize the transition into the European future of the 21st century.
File:2008 taler front.JPGFile:2008 taler back.jpg	Topic: Europe Taler 2008		Designer: Thomas Pesendorfer & Herbert Wähner
	Value: N/A	Alloy: Ag 999 (Silver)	Quantity: 2008	Quality: Patinated and Enamelled
	Issued: June 2008	Diameter: 60 mm (2.36 in)	Weight: 120 g (4.23 oz)	Market value: €108
A special 2008 Euro Taler replica, to be bought buy collectors will also be minted to celebrate the occasion. The design of the coin is exactly the same, although the coin has been dramatically reduced.

References

1. "Austrian collectors coins". Austrian Mint. Retrieved 2008-07-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |align= ignored (help)