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2 Schilling Death of Engelbert Dollfuss
| Issuer | Austrian State Mint |
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| Year | 1934 |
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| Currency | First Schilling (1925-1938) |
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| Obverse description | At center, the Austrian double-headed eagle displayed, with spread wings and talons, bearing on its breast the Austrian shield of horizontal bars. The denomination '2 S' is prominently inscribed in large characters in the lower field, flanking the eagle's feet, with the date '1934' below in the exergue area. The legend 'OESTERREICH' curves along the upper periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Bare-headed portrait bust of Dr. Engelbert Dollfuss facing right, rendered in high relief with finely modeled facial features. The engraver's signature 'GRIENAUER' appears incused beneath the truncation. The circular legend 'DR·ENGELBERT·DOLLFUSS' arcs around the upper periphery, while the birth and death years '·1892·' and '·1934·' flank the lower field separated by a hyphen, commemorating the Austrian Federal Chancellor assassinated in 1934. |
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| Reverse lettering | DR ENGELBERT DOLLFUSS 1892 1934 |
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