Ten Schilling (Nickel), Coin Type from Austria - detailed information

Within a plain 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.

Around the rim, the legend REPUBLIK · ÖSTERREICH · (Republic of Austria).

Within a plain border, the reverse design shows the portrait of a woman, facing left. She wears a traditional headdress from the region of Wachau in Lower Austria.

Below right, a large numeral 10 for the value. Around left, the denomination SCHILLING. The date of issue, [year], is around right.

Below the value near the rim, in small letters the surname of the designer: WELZ (for Ferdinand Welz).