Commemorative coins of Austria

The commemorative coins of Austria are minted by the Münze Österreich. The first commemorative coin in euro has been minted by Austria in 2002 : the 5 euro silver for the 250 th year of the Vienna Zoo.

5 euros

silver coins - Fineness: 800/1000 - diameter: 29 mm - Fine weight: 8 g -

• 2002 : the 250th anniversary of the zoo in the grounds of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna(1752-2002) designed by Helmut Andexlinger and Herbert Waehner. The coin is struck from the first by this nine sided coin, symbolic for the nine federal provinces of Austria. The obverse shows the Emperor's Pavilion surrounded by a variety of animals from the zoo. On the reverse, the coats-of arms encircle the denomination "5" with the inscription "Republik Österreich" and "Euro". Mintage : uncirculated 100 000 coins circulation 500 000 coins
• 2003 : the production of hydroelectricity (Wasserkraft)
• 2004 : Enlargement of europe
• 2005 : a century of football
• 2005 : official anthem of the European Union (Beethoven)

20 euros

silver coins - Finenes : 900/1000 - diameter : 34 mm - Fine weight : 18 g silver - mintage : 50 000 coins

• 2002 - Austria Through the Ages - Renaissance of the designers Thomas Pesendorfer and Herbert Wähner. The obverse shows a portrait of Ferdinand I of Germany , brother of the famous Emperor Charles V. The reverse of the coin shows the Swiss Gate in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.
• 2002 - Austria Through the Ages - Baroque of the designer Andreas Zanaschka and Thomas Pesendorfer. The obverse displays a portrait of Prince Eugene of Savoy. The reverse shows the Grand Staircase in the town palace of Prince Eugene, now the Austrian Ministry of Finance
• 2003 - Austria Through the Ages - Biedermeier of the designer Andreas Zanaschka. The obverse shows a portrait of the famous and controversial statesman, Prince Metternich, the reverse shows an early steam locomotive (the AJAX) on Austria's first railway line, the Kaiser Ferdinand's Nordbahn.
• 2003 - Austria Through the Ages - The Post-War Period

25 euros

• 2003 - 700 years of the city Hall in Tyrol
• 2004 - 150 years of Semmeringbahn
• 2005 - 50 years of the television

50 euros

Éditions 2004

100 000 euros

• 2004 - 15 th year of the philarmonic orchestra of Vienna. This coin has a diametre of 370 mm and a weight of 31,103 kg

List from List of world commemorative coins

It is necessary to have a classement of these coins...

• 50 schillings - bi-metallic Au/Ag - "Ostarrichi" - 1996
  
• 50 schillings - bi-metallic Au/Ag - "Vienna Succession" - 1997
  
• 50 schillings - bi-metallic Au/Ag - "EU Presidency" - 1998
  
• 50 schillings - bi-metallic Au/Ag - "Konrad Lorenz" - 1998
  
• 50 schillings - bi-metallic Au/Ag - "Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union" - 1999
  

• 50 schillings - bi-metallic cupro-nickel/Magnimat 7 - "Johann Strauss" - 1999
  
• 50 schillings - bi-metallic cupro-nickel/Magnimat 7 - "Sigmund Freud" -2000
  
• 50 schillings - bi-metallic cupro-nickel/Magnimat 7 - "Ferdinand Porsche" - 2000
  
• 50 schillings - bi-metallic cupro-nickel/Magnimat 7 - "Schilling Era" - 2001
  

• 100 schillings - bi-metallic Ag/Ti - Communications - 2000
  
• 100 schillings - bi-metallic Ag/Ti - Transportation - 2001
  

• 100 schillings - silver - Vienna - 1991
  
• 100 schillings - silver - Salzburg - 1991
  
• 100 schillings - silver - Rudolph I of Habsburg - 1991
  
• 100 schillings - silver - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor - 1992
  
• 100 schillings - silver - 1848 Revolution - 1994
  
• 100 schillings - silver - Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria - 1994
  
• 100 schillings - silver - First Austrian Republic - 1995
  
• 100 schillings - silver - Leopold III - 1996
  
• 100 schillings - silver - Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico - 1997
  
• 100 schillings - silver - Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria - 1998
  
• 100 schillings - silver - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - 1999
  
• 100 schillings - silver - The Celts - 2000
  
• 100 schillings - silver - The Romans - 2000
  
• 100 schillings - silver - The Holy Roman Empire - 2001
  
• 100 schillings - silver - The Middle Ages - 2001
  

• 500 schillings - bi-metallic Au/Ag - Entry of Austria into the EU - 2005
  

• 500 schillings - silver - Gustav Klimt/Art Nouveau - 1989
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Koloman Moser/Stained Glass - 1989
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Egon Schiele/Expressionism - 1990
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Oskar Kokschka/Expressionism - 1990
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Dr. Karl Böhm - 1991
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Herbert von Karajan - 1991
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Gustav Mahler - 1992
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Richard Strauss - 1992
  
• 500 schillings - silver - The Lakes Region - 1993
  
• 500 schillings - silver - The Alpine Region - 1993
  
• 500 schillings - silver - The River Region - 1994
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Pannonian Region - 1994
  
• 500 schillings - silver - The Hill Country - 1995
  
• 500 schillings - silver - The Alpine Foothills - 1995
  
• 500 schillings - silver - The Mill Region - 1996
  
• 500 schillings - silver - The Towns - 1996
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Ironsmith - 1997
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Stone Mason - 1997
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Book Printer - 1998
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Goldsmith - 1998
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Rosenburg - 1999
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Lockenhaus - 1999
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Hochosterwitz - 2000
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Hohenwerfen - 2000
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Festung Kufstein - 2001
  
• 500 schillings - silver - Schattenburg - 2001
  

• 500 schillings - gold - Don Giovanni - 1991
  
• 500 schillings - gold - Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor - 1993
  
• 500 schillings - gold - Franz Schubert - 1997
  
• 500 schillings - gold - Vienna Boys Choir - 1998
  
• 500 schillings - gold - Johann Strauss/Father & Son - 1999
  
• 500 schillings - gold - Birth of Christ - 2000
  
• 500 schillings - gold - The Bible - 2001
  
• 500 schillings - gold - Christian Religious Orders - 2002
  

• 1000 schillings - bi-metallic Ag/Au - 800 years Vienna Mint - 1994
  

• 1000 schillings - gold - The Magic Flute - 1991
  
• 1000 schillings - gold - Queen Marie Antoinette of France - 1997
  
• 1000 schillings - gold - Empress Elisabeth of Austria - 1998
  
• 1000 schillings - gold - Emperor Karl I of Austria - 1999
  
• 1000 schillings - gold - Heidentor - 2000
  
• 1000 schillings - gold - Illuminated manuscripts - 2001
  

• 2 euro - base metal - 50 years Austrian State Treaty - 2005
  

• 5 euro - silver - Tiergarten Schönbrunn - 2002
  
• 5 euro - silver - Water Power - 2003
  
• 5 euro - silver - 100 years of Soccer - 2004
  
• 5 euro - silver - enlargement of the EU - 2004
  
• 5 euro - silver - 100 years of skiing - 2005
  
• 5 euro - silver - European anthem - 2005
  

• 10 euro - silver - Ambras castle - 2002
  
• 10 euro - silver - Eggenberg - 2002
  
• 10 euro - silver - SchlossHof castle - 2003
  
• 10 euro - silver - Schoenbrunn Palace - 2003
  
• 10 euro - silver - Hellbrunn Palace - 2004
  
• 10 euro - silver - Schloss Artstetten - 2004
  
• 10 euro - silver - 60 years 2nd Republic - 2005
  
• 10 euro - silver - Re-Opening National Theatre & Opera - 2005
  

• 20 euro - silver - The Rennaissance - 2002
  
• 20 euro - silver - The Baroque Period - 2002
  
• 20 euro - silver - The Biedermeier Period - 2003
  
• 20 euro - silver - The Post War Period - 2003
  
• 25 euro - bi-metallic Ag/Nb - 700 years in Tyrol - 2003
  
• 25 euro - bi-metallic Ag/Nb - 150th anniversary Alpine Railway - 2004
  
• 20 euro - silver - SMS Novara - 2004
  
• 20 euro - silver - SMS Erzherzog - 2004
  
• 20 euro - silver - Tegetthoff Polar Expedition - 2005
  
• 20 euro - silver - SMS Sankt Georg - 2005
  

• 25 euro - bi-metallic Ag/Nb - 50 years of Television - 2005
  

• 50 euro - gold - Christian Charity - 2003
  

• 50 euro - gold - Joseph Haydn - 2004
  
• 50 euro - gold - Ludwig van Beethoven - 2005
  

• 100 euro - gold - Sculpture - 2002
  
• 100 euro - gold - "The Kiss" - 2003
  
• 100 euro - gold - Secession - 2004
  
• 100 euro - gold - St. Leopold Church - 2005