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100 Schilling Dom zu Wiener Neustadt
| Issuer | Münze Österreich |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Engraver(s) | Alfred Zierler |
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| Obverse description | The Austrian Federal Eagle, a stylized heraldic eagle with spread wings, hammer and sickle at its talons, and a broken chain symbolizing liberation from National Socialism, occupies the central field. The denomination '100' appears in large numerals below the eagle, with the word 'SCHILLING' inscribed beneath. The engraver's name 'W. PICHL' is incused at the base of the design. The circular legend 'REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH' arcs around the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Mintage | 1979 - - 1,796,000 1979 - Proof - 134,000 1979 - Select - |
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Wiener Neustadt's cathedral has one of the more complicated ownership histories in Central European ecclesiastical architecture — founded in the 13th century, it served as the court church of Emperor Friedrich III, who was buried there in 1493 before his remains were later transferred to Vienna's Stephansdom. The 1979 issue commemorates the building itself rather than any single anniversary, part of Austria's ongoing 640-fine silver commemorative program that ran through much of the 1970s and into the 1980s.
The alloy choice — unusual for a prestige commemorative — kept production costs manageable while maintaining a coin heavy enough to feel substantive in hand.