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500 Schilling Hallstatt and Lakes region
| Issuer | Austrian Mint |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Second Schilling (1945-2001) |
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| Obverse description | A highly detailed panoramic view of the historic town of Hallstatt fills the central field, depicting the characteristic lakeside townscape with the prominent Gothic parish church and bell tower rising above a cluster of traditional Alpine houses nestled against a backdrop of forested mountain slopes. The stylized waters of the Hallstätter See occupy the lower portion of the field, rendered with decorative swirling motifs. The legend REPUBLIK OESTERREICH curves across the upper right in bold Art Nouveau-influenced lettering, while the denomination 500 SCHILLING and the date 1993 appear in the lower field along the lake's edge. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed scene inspired by a historical illumination depicts elaborately decorated ceremonial boats navigating the waters of Lake Hallstatt, their hulls laden with salt and adorned with ornamental canopies, processional banners, and cross-topped finials. Numerous figures wearing period costume and round hats are shown manning the vessels, evoking the medieval salt trade that brought prosperity to the Hallstatt region. Stylized wave motifs fill the lower field, consistent with the decorative treatment on the obverse. The engraver's monogram appears in the lower right field. |
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| Mintage | 1993 - Proof - 60,000 1993 - Special Unc - 31,200 1993 - Unc - 180,000 |
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