Austrian Coins

Obverse of 1780 Austrian Maria Theresa Silver Thaler

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Reverse of 1780 Austrian Maria Theresa Silver Thaler

Austrian Coins
Coins were first struck in Austria in the First Century BC. These coins were imitations of Greek issues. During the Middle Ages, Silver Pfennigs (Pennies) were produced, as in England, they were produced at 240 to the Pfund (Pound), although the Schilling (Shilling) was worth 30 Pfennigs rather than 12, as was the case in England. In 1559, a currency reform gave the southern states of Germany, a unified currency at 4.2 Pfennigs to the Kreutzer. Eventually, this new currency evolved into a standard were 240 Pfennig = 60 Kreutzer = 1 Gulden.
When Nazi Germany forcibly incorporated Austria in 1938, the Schilling was abolished and replaced with the German Reichmark until 1945, when the Schilling was reintroduced at a 1:1 exchange rate. The Schilling remained Austria's currency until 2002, when it was replaced by the Euro at 13.76 Schilling to the Euro.

Further Information
For more information on Austrian history and coinage please see our history page.

• 1oz Silver Philharmonica
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• 1780 Maria Theresa Thaler
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• Austrian Thalers
  
• Historic Austrian Currency
• Austrian Coins of 1857 - 1892
• 25 Schilling Silver Commemoratives
• 50 Schilling Silver Commemoratives
• 500 Schilling Silver Commemoratives
• Silver 1 Coronas
• Silver 2 Coronas
• Silver 5 Coronas
• Silver 5 Euros
• Silver 10 Euros
• Silver 2 Florins
• 1976 Innsbruck, Winter Olympic Games
• Austrian Euro Coin Sets
• The Official ECU Collection
• Austrian Gold Coins
  Gold Coins of Austria are listed on our Tax Free Gold website.

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