The eight-pointed cross is a symbol of the struggle against sickness and loneliness, homelessness and hunger, unkindness and neglect, among other things. The cross features on the Order’s coat of arms, which is held by a heraldic hippocamp. A knight of the Order of St John with sword drawn.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
10
EURO
REPUBLIK
ÖSTERREICH
2020
Reverse description
A knight of the Order of St John haggling with a trader at a market stall.
