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ECU - Servus Europa Ferdinand Raimund
| Issuer | Austria |
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| Thickness | 2.9 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a crossed violin and trumpet, symbolizing Austria's rich musical tradition, interspersed with decorative rose branches in full bloom. Twelve five-pointed stars encircle the central motif against the inner field, evoking the European Union's symbolic ring of stars. The legend AUSTRIA arcs across the upper periphery, while SERVUS EUROPA curves along the lower periphery. A small CHI mintmark appears at the base of the central design. The entire composition is framed by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | AUSTRIA CHI SERVUS EUROPA |
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Ferdinand Raimund, the Austrian playwright and actor, has an unlikely place in numismatic history — his inclusion in the ECU fantasy/souvenir series places him alongside European cultural figures chosen more for continental name recognition than any monetary logic. The ECU itself was a unit of account used by European Community institutions from 1979, never issued as circulating coinage by any member state, which made it fertile ground for private and semi-official medal producers throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Raimund died by suicide in 1836 after being bitten by a dog he believed to be rabid.