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50 Euro Medicine
| Issuer | Republik Österreich (Republic of Austria) |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Gold (98.6% fine) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents an adaptation of Gustav Klimt's celebrated allegorical figure of Medicine, rendered in an Art Nouveau style with flowing, sinuous lines characteristic of the Viennese Secession movement. A female figure with elaborately styled wavy hair occupies the central field, her hands raised to her face in a contemplative pose, set within a framed inner border. To the right, a second ornamental figure adorned with decorative patterning and circular motifs is partially visible, accompanied by the engraver's mark 'EX'. The legend ÖSTERREICH curves along the upper rim, while REPUBLIK appears vertically along the left border; the denomination 50 EURO is inscribed along the lower rim, and the date 2015 appears in the lower central field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ÖSTERREICH REPUBLIK 2015 50 EURO |
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Austria's "Medicine" gold issue belongs to the long-running New Lives series, each coin dedicated to a different scientific discipline. The 2015 installment addressed medical science at a moment when the Austrian Mint was deepening its commitment to thematic collector issues with unusually high gold fineness — 986-thousandths, essentially the old 23¾-karat standard historically associated with Viennese fine goldsmithing rather than modern bullion coinage.
Mintage for individual issues in this series was capped at 30,000 pieces.