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500 Schilling The Mill Region
| Issuer | Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich) |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two figures engaged in traditional flax-working crafts occupy the central field in a genre scene typical of Austrian folk art commemoration. A seated male artisan wearing a hat and apron works at a wooden hackle, combing long strands of flax fiber that cascade to the ground, while a standing woman in traditional dress holds a bundle of prepared flax. The figures are rendered in bold, high-relief engraving with no surrounding legend, the plain field giving prominence to the craft tableau. |
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Austria's "Mill Region" coin was part of a long-running series celebrating the country's distinct cultural and geographic landscapes, issued through the 1990s as the schilling entered its final decade before euro conversion rendered the entire denomination obsolete. The series drew on regional identity at precisely the moment Austrian policymakers were negotiating EU accession, which Austria completed in January 1995 — one year before this piece was struck.