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Population: 57.7 million
Currency used before the Euro: Schillings
Date previous currency expired: February 28, 2002
In Austria, 1 euro = 13.7603 Schillings
Other interesting facts about Austria and its money:
• In 1995 Austria joined in the euro.
• 1892 saw the intro of crown currency that was first and only gold currency in Austria.
• 1924 was the intro of the schilling currency.
• Austria is surrounded by two countries that are using the euro: Germany and Italy.
This is what each of the Austrian euros has on the national side. The links will take you to websites that show you pictures or give you information about the flowers, buildings, or famous people on the euro coins.• Gentian flowers, Edelweiss Flower, and Alpine primroses are the flowers on the national sides Austria's 1, 2, and 5 cent euros
• St. Stephen's Cathedral, Belvedere Palace, and the secession building in Vienna are the buildings on the national sides of the Austrian 10, 20, and 50 euro cent coins.
• The secession building in Vienna was built by a famous Chicago architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
• Famous people on the 1 and 2 euro that are coins from Austria are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Bertha von Suttner.
The Edelweiss Flower is on the coin that is worth 2 euro cents.
It shows the duty to the environment.To see the national sides of all the Austrian coins, click here.
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