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500 Schilling Congress of Vienna
| Issuer | Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich) |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Currency | Second Schilling (1945-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Central scene depicts five statesmen of the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) seated and standing around a table upon which a map of Europe is spread, rendered in finely detailed relief. The date '19 94' appears divided in the left and right fields respectively. Below the central scene, within the field, the inscription 'WIENER KONGRESS 1814-1815' is engraved. The surrounding legend reads 'REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH' along the upper arc, with '500 SCHILLING' prominently displayed along the lower arc. |
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| Reverse description | Bold three-quarter facing bust of Emperor Franz I of Austria, draped in a military uniform richly adorned with orders and decorations, including a prominent star and cross at his breast. To the left of the effigy, the Imperial Crown of Austria is depicted in high relief. The birth and death dates '1768' and '1835' appear to the right of the portrait. The legend 'FRANZ I. KAISER VON ÖSTERREICH' arcs around the upper and left fields. The engraver's monogram 'TS' appears in the lower right field. |
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The 1994 Austrian gold series commemorating the Congress of Vienna marks the 180th anniversary of the 1814–15 negotiations that redrew the map of Europe after Napoleon's defeat. The Congress was hosted in Vienna under Foreign Minister Klemens von Metternich, who used the occasion to cement Austrian dominance over the German states and suppress the liberal nationalist movements that had gained ground during the Napoleonic wars.
Austria's .986 fine gold coinage of this period sits just below the traditional .9999 standard — a specification carried over from earlier Schilling-era bullion policy before the euro transition rendered the entire series obsolete by 2002.