Fifty Euro Cents, Austria, Coin Type from Austria - detailed information

At centre, the obverse of the coin shows the Secession Building Exhibition Hall in Vienna. The motto of the Secessionist movement is written above the entrance of the pavilion: "Der Zeit ihre Kunst. Der Kunst ihre Freiheit" (To every age its art, to every art its freedom). It is spelled as DER ZEIT IHRE KVNST DER KVNST IHRE FREIHEIT in the original (old-style Latin V for U). Being too small for the size of the coin, the inscription is not readily readable on it.

In small letters below left, VER SACRUM. Meaning "Sacred Spring" in Latin, this was the title of the official magazine of the Vienna Secession art movement from 1898 to 1903.

Around above, the value and denomination: 50 EURO CENT. Around right, the date of issue: [year] and the flag of Austria with "heraldic hatching" (thin vertical lines) indicating its colours: red-white-red.

In the outer ring, the twelve stars of the European Union (representing the twelve original member states).

The reverse of the coin shows on the left a representation of a map of the western part of Europe.

Behind the map and interrupted by it, six vertical lines connect the twelve stars of Europe - six around above left, and six around below left.

On the right, a large numeral value: 50, below which on two lines the denomination EURO CENT.

The designer's monogram LL (for Luc Luycx) is below right.