Ten Groschen 1989, Coin from Austria

Ten Groschen 1989, Coin from Austria (demonetised 2002)

Coin	Ten Groschen 1989

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.

Austrian 10 Groschen coins issued in 1989 circulated for 13 years until the denomination was demonetised, together with all the other Schilling coinage, in 2002 when the country changed to the Euro currency.

Mint	Austrian Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	127,822,000 (127.8 million)

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: 1989.

Reverse Inscription	10 GROSCHEN 1989

Edge	Plain	Edge Inscription	None

Ten Groschen 1989: Known varieties

Variety	Proof
Images
Mintage	Issued: 38,000 (included in total)

All (50) coins of type: Ten Groschen

Coin Name	Mintage	Symbol	Legend
Ten Groschen 1947	6,844,580	Coat of Arms of Austria	REPUBLIK · ÖSTERREICH ·
Ten Groschen 1948	66,205,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	REPUBLIK · ÖSTERREICH ·
Ten Groschen 1949	51,202,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	REPUBLIK · ÖSTERREICH ·
Ten Groschen 1951	9,573,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1952	45,911,400	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1953	22,577,600	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1955	51,707,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1957	33,509,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1959	80,719,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1961	11,283,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1962	24,635,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1963	38,062,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1964	34,928,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1965	40,615,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1966	24,991,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1967	32,552,999	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1968	42,411,800	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1969	19,980,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1970	37,099,500	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1971	57,532,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1972	75,742,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1973	60,341,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1974	56,002,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1975	60,625,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1976	39,401,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1977	53,654,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1978	57,900,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1979	103,730,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1980	79,896,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1981	92,317,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1982	100,000,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1983	93,833,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1984	86,668,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1985	86,349,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1986	108,954,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1987	114,100,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1988	114,500,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1989	127,822,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1990	182,085,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1991	145,027,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1992	120,025,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1993	120,028,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1994	110,025,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1995	110,027,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1996	100,025,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1997	80,025,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1998	35,025,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 1999 (mint sets only)	50,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 2000 (mint sets only)	75,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10
Ten Groschen 2001 (mint sets only)	75,000	Coat of Arms of Austria	10 REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH 10

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Ten Groschen 1989: Details

Country	Austria
Currency	Austrian Schilling
Coin Type	Ten Groschen (Aluminium)
Issued	1989
Symbol	Coat of Arms of Austria
Face Value	10 (x Groschen)
Circulation Mintage	127,784,000 (127.8 million)
Total Mintage	127,822,000 (127.8 million)
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	1.550 mm
Mass	1.1000 g
OCC ID	BVYX-EWRC-BJAJ-OJZN

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Ten Groschen 1989: Photos

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Ten Groschen 1989: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Schön, Weltmünzkatalog	Schön# 67
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Austria KM# 2878

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