Up for sale is my 1925 Austrian Ten (10) Groschen coin.
Will make an excellent addition to anyone's foreign coin collection.
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This coin was minted 98 years ago.
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10 Groschen
Features
| Country | Austria |
|---|---|
| Period | First Republic (1919-1934) |
| Type | Standard Circulation Coin |
| Years | 1925-1929 |
| Value | 10 Groschen (0.1 ATO) |
| Currency | First Schilling (1925-1938) |
| Composition | Copper-Nickel |
| Weight | 4.5 g |
| Diameter | 22.05 mm |
| Thickness | 1.54 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| References | KM# 2838, Schön# 42 |
Obverse
Woman of Tyrol (Margaret, Countess of Tyrol), facing right, wearing a hat, with mountains in the background
Lettering:
REPUBLIK OESTERREICH
H∙ZITA
Translation: Republic of Austria
Engraver: Heinrich Zita
Reverse
The value above year within a circular floral wreath of gentian flowers alternating with edelweiss flowers
Lettering:
10
GROSCHEN
1925
Engraver: Heinrich Zita
Edge
Smooth
Mint
Vienna, AustriaComments
Margaret (1318 - 1369) (was the last Countess (1335 - 1363 - Retirement) of Tyrol .
Between 1363 - 1369, Tyrol was ruled independently by Austria's Habsburg Monarchy
Upon her death, Tyrol became united with the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburg dynasty.
Due to her second marriage prior to divorce; Margaret received the nickname Women of Tyrol or vicious woman as it went against the tenet of Christianity.
| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 66,199,000 | 93% | ||||||||||
| 1928 | 11,468,000 | 14% | ||||||||||
| 1929 | 12,000,000 | 13% | ||||||||||