Description: Austria introduced its first bimetallic circulating issue on 23 October, 1996 – a 50 schilling coin with a gold-colored outer ring of copper/aluminum/nickel alloy and a copper/nickel center with a nickel core. Paul Berger, then master of the Austrian mint explained, “Since the higher denominated coins in the Euro currency will be bimetallic, we seized this opportunity [to accustom] the Austrian public to this new look in coins.” Heinrich I, Margrave of Austria from 994 to 1018, is featured as a knight, and the reverse displays the shields of the nine Länders of Austria. The coin celebrates Austria's millennial. (996 is the date of the first appearance of the word Ostarrichi on a Bavarian document by Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor from 996 to 1002. It referred to a small area in eastern Bavaria which belonged to the Babenberg dynasty, Leopold I and his son Heinrich I.) The engraver of the obverse is Herbert Wähner, reverse Andreas Zanaschka. AUSTRIA.Bimetallic 50 Schilling, 8.15g, 26.5mm, 12h; Vienna mint, 1996.Obv.: REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH · SCHILLING · ; H WÄHNER; 50 surrounded by the shields of the 9 Länders of Austria, (Wien at top and clockwise, Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Steiermark, Kärnten, Tyrol, Salzburg, Burgenland and Vorarlberg).Rev.: 1000 JAHRE OSTARRICHI 996-1996; HEINRICH I.; ZANASCHKA; Margrave Heinrich I in armor on horseback to the right, carrying Babenberg dynasty banner. Below, the Babenberg arms with the word "Ostarrichi" as it first appeared in 996.Ref.: KM #3038
Price: 29 USD
Location: Holtwood, Pennsylvania
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Denomination: 50 Schilling
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Composition: Bi-Metallic
Year: 1996
KM Number: 3038
Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria
Certification: Uncertified
