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

Ten Euro Cents, Austria, Coin Type from Austria (issued 2002 - )
Coin TypeTen Euro Cents, Austria

The Ten Euro Cents coin (€0.10) has a value of one tenth of a Euro and is composed of an alloy called Nordic Gold (89% copper, 5% aluminium, 5% zinc, and 1% tin). Like all other common circulation coins (from 1 cent to €2), the denomination is issued by the separate countries in the Eurozone and is legal tender in all of them, irrespective of which country has issued it. The denomination was introduced in 2002, when Austria retired the Austrian Schilling currency and introduced the Euro.

The coins have a common reverse designed by Luc Luycx in 1999 which showed a map of the European Union; it was changed in 2007 to reflect the enlargement of the Union, and later coins show all of western Europe. Each country has its own national obverse; the Austrian obverse was designed by Josef Kaiser.

Austrian Ten Euro Cents feature Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna (in German: Stephansdom), the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna; it is the epitome of Viennese Gothic architecture and was dates back to 1160. Austria is the only country which uses the Latin alphabet, and yet repeats the denomination on the national side of the coins - thus not adhering to a rule which only allows members of the Eurozone to show the denomination in their own language if it uses non-Latin script.

All Austrian coins are struck by the Austrian Mint in Vienna.

Obverse
Austria / Ten Euro Cents, Austria - obverse photo

At centre, the obverse of the coin shows Saint Stephen's Cathedral, the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna. Above left in the inner circle, the value and denomination: 10 EURO CENT, below which the flag of Austria with "heraldic hatching" (thin vertical lines) indicating its colours: red-white-red.

Around right in the inner circle, the date of issue: [year].

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

Obverse Inscription ************ 10 EURO CENT [year]
Reverse
Austria / Ten Euro Cents, Austria - reverse photo

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: 10, below which on two lines the denomination EURO CENT.

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

Reverse Inscription 10 EURO CENT
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
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Ten Euro Cents, Austria: Details
CountryAustria
CurrencyEuro, Austria
From2002
Face Value10 (x Euro Cent, Austria)
CurrentYes
MaterialNordic Gold
DesignerLuc Luycx, Josef Kaiser
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size19.7500 mm
Thickness1.9300 mm
Mass4.1000 g