The secession building in Vienna, illustrating the birth of art nouveau in Austria and symbolising the birth of a new age, a bridge to a new monetary era, is encircled by the face value, heraldic hatchings representing the Austrian flag and the twelve stars of Europe
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
50 EURO CENT
DER ZEIT IHRE KVNST
DER KVNST IHRE FREIHEIT
VER SACRUM
2003 (Translation: 50 Euro Cent The Time Your Art Art Your Freedom Sacred 2003)
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, symbolizes the gathering of the fifteen nations of the European Union
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
50 EURO
CENT LL
Edge
Indented
Mint
Mintage
2002 - - 169 100 000 2002 - BU set - 100 000 2002 - Proof - 10 000 2003 - - 9 100 000 2003 - BU set - 125 000 2003 - Proof - 25 000 2004 - - 3 100 000 2004 - BU set - 100 000 2004 - Proof - 20 000 2005 - - 3 100 000 2005 - BU set - 100 000 2005 - Proof - 20 000 2006 - - 3 200 000 2006 - BU set - 100 000 2006 - Proof - 20 000 2007 - - 3 000 000 2007 - BU set - 75 000 2007 - Proof - 20 000