The 1, 2 and 5-cent coins show Alpine flowers representing Austria’s obligations and commitment to the environment: the gentian (1 cent) the edelweiss (2 cent), a traditional symbol of Austrian identity, and the primrose (5 cent).Īustrian euro coins have the particularity to show the face value on the national obverse side also.The 10, 20, and 50-cent coins depict architectural works in Vienna: the spires of St Stephen’s Cathedral (10 cent), a masterpiece of Viennese Gothic architecture the Belvedere Palace (20 cent), a jewel of Austrian baroque style, and the ‘Sezession’ building in Vienna (50 cent), a symbol of Austrian modernism and the birth of a new era.The €1 coin shows the portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the famous Austrian composer, and his signature.The edge lettering on the €2 coin is ‘2 EURO ***’, repeated four times, alternately upright and inverted. The €2 coin shows the portrait of the radical pacifist Bertha von Suttner, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905.
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