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50 Euro Order and the World
| Issuer | Austrian Mint |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Engraver(s) | Helmut Andexlinger |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents full-length figures of Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica standing facing one another within an architectural setting rendered in high relief. Saint Benedict, depicted at left with a long beard, is vested in monastic robes and holds a crozier in his left hand and an open book in his right, a halo encircling his head. Saint Scholastica, at right, is similarly haloed and robed, holding a dove with outspread wings between the two figures. The names BENEDICTUS and SCHOLASTICA are inscribed in the field between the figures, with the date 2002 above. The outer border carries the legend REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH along the upper arc and 50 EURO along the lower arc. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Austria's "Gold of the Alps" series, launched in 2002, was the Austrian Mint's first foray into collector-grade bullion pieces carrying a face value meaningfully detached from spot gold — a pricing structure that confused secondary markets for years after issue. This specific entry in the series drew on the Mint's longstanding relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic program, using comparable planchet specifications to keep production costs predictable.
The .986 fineness is a deliberate holdover from historical Austrian crown-era coinage standards rather than the modern .9999 norm.