Austria · 100 years of the Republic of Austria

Issue date6 Dec 2017

Total mintage12,660,000

EU maximum18,100,100

Editions4

Edge lettering2 EURO ★★★ × 4, alternating upright/inverted

Inscription2018 / 100 JAHRE / REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH

DesignerHelmut Andexlinger, Herbert Wähner

mintMünze Österreich AG, Wien

Issue occasion

The commemorative coin honours the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Austria. The design features the statue of Pallas Athene in front of the Austrian Parliament Building in Vienna, built in the Greek style. The goddess of wisdom symbolises Austrian parliamentarianism, as well as knowledge, reason and strategic skills; the design is completed by the inscriptions “100 JAHRE” and “REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH” and the year “2018”.

The design

The coin depicts the statue of Pallas Athena in front of the Austrian Parliament building, built in the Greek style, in Vienna. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, serves as a symbol of Austrian parliamentarianism and represents knowledge, reason and strategic abilities. The year “2018” is shown on the left, with the text “100 YEARS” below it. The text “REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH” is located along the lower right edge of the coin.

The twelve stars of the European flag are depicted on the outer ring of the coin.

Background on the topic

This was preceded by the military defeat of Austria-Hungary in the First World War, the collapse of the Habsburg monarchy, and Emperor Charles I’s renunciation of participation in state affairs.