Euro of Austria

Catalog of Austrian coins in euro

The euro replaced in Austria the Austrian schilling (ATS) with the exchange rate of 1 euro = 13.7603 ATS.

The Austrians euro were designed by Josef Kaiser. The pictures in the 1, 2 and 5 euro cents Austrian coins are related to typical plants in Austria; in particular:

  • 1 cent: gentian flower;
  • 2 cents: edelweiss flower;
  • 5 cents: alpine rose flower.

On 10, 20 and 50 euro cents coins are depicted famous buildings in Vienna, such as:

  • 10 cents: Gothic cathedral of St. Stephen;
  • 20 cents: Baroque palace of Belvedere;
  • 50 cents: Secession.

On the 1 euro coin is depicted the famous Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The 2-euro coin shows the image of Bertha von Suttner, writer and Nobel Peace Prize in 1905.

Obverse Reverse
1 cent
2002-
16,25 mm
2,30 g
steel, copper
1 euro cent 1 euro cent Austria
2 cent
2002-
18,75 mm
3,06 g
steel, copper
2 euro cents 2 euro cents Austria
5 cent
2002-
21,25 mm
3,92 g
steel, copper
5 euro cents 5 euro cents Austria
10 cent
2002-
19,75 mm
4,10 g
Nordic gold
10 euro cents 10 euro cents Austria
20 cent
2002-
22,25 mm
5,74 g
Nordic gold
20 euro cents 20 euro cents Austria
50 cent
2002-
24,25 mm
7,80 g
Nordic gold
50 euro cents 50 euro cents Austria
1 euro
2002-
23,25 mm
7,50 g
nickel, brass, copper
1 euro 1 euro Austria
2 euro
2002-
25,75 mm
8,50 g
nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2 euro Austria

2 euro commemorative coins

2005
50th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty
2 euro Commemorative Austria 2005
2007
50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
2 euro Commemorative Austria 2007
2009
10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union
2 euro Commemorative Austria 2009
2012
10th anniversary of the issuance of Euro coins
2 Euro Commemorative dell'Austria 2012
2015
30th Anniversary of the Flag of Europe
2 Euro Commemorative dell'Austria 2015
2016
200th anniversary of the foundation of the National Bank of Austria
2 Euro Commemorative Austria 2016
2018
100 years since the foundation of the Republic of Austria
2 Euro Commemorative Austria 2018
2022
35 years of the Erasmus programme
2 Euro Commemorative Austria 2022