2 Euros Anniversary of the National Bank

Features

Issuer	Austria
Ruling authority	Second Republic (1945-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2016
Value	2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.28
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 80926
References	KM# 3248 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 432 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Commemorative issue

200th Anniversary of the National Bank

Obverse

The Österreichische Nationalbank was started in 1816 by Johann Philipp Stadion, Count von Warthausen in the reign of Francis I (Franz I.), the first Emperor of Austria. The foundation of this bank followed a period of high currency devaluation in Austria during the war times when paper money was issued by the Habsburg state.

The design depicts two gods of Roman mythology featured in the carved relief above the entrance to the main building of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank.

To the left, Mercury, the messenger of the gods and the god of merchants and commerce; to the right, Fortuna, the goddess of fate and prosperity, who is portrayed with a horn of plenty. The background picture, running from the left to the right edges of the core, shows the OeNB’s main premises. An ornamental band hugging the bottom of the coin centre evokes the red-white-red pattern of the Austrian national flag, with hatched vertical lines symbolizing the colour red, as laid down in the rules of heraldic design.

The years ‘1816’ and ‘2016’ to the left of Mercury refer to the OeNB’s founding year and its bicentennial. The inscriptions are running along the edges of the gold-coloured centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH
1816
2016
200 JAHRE OESTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBANK

Engraver: Herbert Wähner

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2 EURO
LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Reeded with inscription. Combination of 2 EURO and *** repeated four times

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2 EURO *** 2 EURO *** 2 EURO *** 2 EURO ***

Mint

Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria (1194-date)

Comments

issued by Austrian mint in rolls with 25 coins

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2016	15 940 000	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.50	$ 3.50		97%
2016	50 000							$ 4.30	BU set	1.5%
2016	10 000								Proof	0.5%

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