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  • 10 Schilling 1957-1973, KM# 2882, Austria
  • 10 Schilling 1957-1973, KM# 2882, Austria
Description

Engraver: Ferdinand Welz

Obverse

Austrian escutcheon (emblem of Austria, late Middle Ages, reintroduced in 1915), name of country around.

In heraldry, an escutcheon is a shield that forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms.

REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH ·

Reverse

Head of woman wearing the traditional headgear of Lower Austria.

SCHILLING 1972
10
WELZ

Edge

10 Schilling

KM# 2882 Schön# 79
Characteristics
Material Silver
Fineness 0.640
Weight 7.5 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 1.58 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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