Ten Groschen (Aluminium), Coin Type from Austria (showing photos)

Ten Groschen (Aluminium), Coin Type from Austria (issued 1951 - 2001)

Coin Type	Ten Groschen (Aluminium)

The Ten Groschen was worth 10/100 of a schilling, and was a small circulating denomination of the Austrian Schilling currency, which was restored as the currency of the Republic of Austria when the republic itself was restored after World War II in 1945. Between 1947 and 1952, coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 groschen; and 1, 2, and 5 schilling were introduced. The 1 and 5 groschen and the first type of 10 groschen were in zinc, which is not very suitable for coinage (it corrodes and wears off fast); after only three issues, in 1951 it was replaced by this type of 10 groschen made from aluminium.

Apart from the change in composition, the new type also had a new design; both the reverse and the obverse were designed by Hans Köttenstorfer.

The denomination was issued in circulation quantities until 1998, and for collectors' sets until 2001. Together with all the other Schilling coinage, it was demonetised after 28 February 2002 when the country changed to the Euro currency.

Obverse

Within a scalloped (wavy) border, the obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Austria, which is an eagle with open wings, crowned with a mural crown (representing a state, and not a monarch), holding a hammer in its left foot (right from the point of view of the viewer) and a sickle in its right foot. Its feet are in shackles, but the chain between them is broken, symbolising a liberated Austria. On the eagle's breast, the shield of Austria divided into three horizontal stripes representing the national flag, with "heraldic hatching" (thin lines) indicating the colours: red-white-red.

Repeated on both sides of the eagle, the numeral 10 for the value.

The Coat of Arms is small and is in the upper half of the design. On two lines below (one straight, one curved around the rim), the inscription REPUBLIK · ÖSTERREICH · (Republic of Austria).

Obverse Inscription	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10

Reverse

Within a scalloped (wavy) border, the reverse shows, slightly above the centre, a large numeral 10 for the value; around below, the name of the denomination: GROSCHEN.

Below the value and above the denomination, the date of issue: [year].

Reverse Inscription	10 GROSCHEN [year]

Edge	Plain	Edge Inscription	None

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Coin Type: Ten Groschen (Aluminium) - (47) Coins

Coin Name	Reverse	Obverse	Details
Ten Groschen 1951			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 9,573,000
Ten Groschen 1952			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 45,911,400
Ten Groschen 1953			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 22,577,600
Ten Groschen 1955			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 51,707,000
Ten Groschen 1957			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 33,509,000
Ten Groschen 1959			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 80,719,000
Ten Groschen 1961			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 11,283,000
Ten Groschen 1962			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 24,635,000
Ten Groschen 1963			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 38,062,000
Ten Groschen 1964			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 34,928,000
Ten Groschen 1965			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 40,615,000
Ten Groschen 1966			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 24,991,000
Ten Groschen 1967			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 32,552,999
Ten Groschen 1968			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 42,411,800
Ten Groschen 1969			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 19,980,000
Ten Groschen 1970			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 37,099,500
Ten Groschen 1971			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 57,532,000
Ten Groschen 1972			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 75,742,000
Ten Groschen 1973			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 60,341,000
Ten Groschen 1974			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 56,002,000
Ten Groschen 1975			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 60,625,000
Ten Groschen 1976			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 39,401,000
Ten Groschen 1977			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 53,654,000
Ten Groschen 1978			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 57,900,000
Ten Groschen 1979			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 103,730,000
Ten Groschen 1980			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 79,896,000
Ten Groschen 1981			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 92,317,000
Ten Groschen 1982			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 100,000,000
Ten Groschen 1983			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 93,833,000
Ten Groschen 1984			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 86,668,000
Ten Groschen 1985			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 86,349,000
Ten Groschen 1986			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 108,954,000
Ten Groschen 1987			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 114,100,000
Ten Groschen 1988			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 114,500,000
Ten Groschen 1989			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 127,822,000
Ten Groschen 1990			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 182,085,000
Ten Groschen 1991			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 145,027,000
Ten Groschen 1992			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 120,025,000
Ten Groschen 1993			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 120,028,000
Ten Groschen 1994			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 110,025,000
Ten Groschen 1995			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 110,027,000
Ten Groschen 1996			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 100,025,000
Ten Groschen 1997			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 80,025,000
Ten Groschen 1998			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 35,025,000
Ten Groschen 1999 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 50,000
Ten Groschen 2000 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 75,000
Ten Groschen 2001 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Mint: Austrian Mint Mintage: 75,000

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Ten Groschen (Aluminium): Details

Country	Austria
Currency	Austrian Schilling
Sub-type of	Ten Groschen
From	1951
To	2001
Face Value	10 (x Groschen)
Current	No (demonetised 2002)
Material	Aluminium
Designer	Hans Köttenstorfer
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	19.8000 mm
Thickness	1.5500 mm
Mass	1.1000 g

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