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Republic of Austria, 2 Schilling, 1930

Also known as: Republiek Oostenrijk, 2 schilling,1930

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1930

Silver coin on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the death of Walther von der Vogelweide. Obverse: Walther, seated facing right, a lyre beside him, two birds to the right and a coat of arms to the left.

Year at the bottom. Reverse: within a ring of ten coats of arms value indication. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5876; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 11.95 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.9 cm x weight 11.95 g

Design

Obverse
Walther, seated facing right, a lyre beside him, two birds to the right and a coat of arms to the left. Year at the bottom.
Reverse
within a ring of ten coats of arms value indication. Milled edge.

Identification

Original title
Republiek Oostenrijk, 2 schilling,1930
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-5876
Museum classification
coin

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Catalogue references

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