2014 Silver Coins from Austria and from Germany

Both Austria and Germany produce silver coins.  The typical denominations of silver commemorative Euros are the 10 Euro coin and the 20 Euro coin.  The 10 Euro coins are minted in more types than their 20 Euro counterparts.


The Austrian Mint has issued Prehistoric Life, a silver 20 Euro coin minted in proof condition. 50,000 of these are being released. This coin comes with a box and Certificate of Authenticity, and enclosed on a capsule.





From the Karlsruhe Mint comes the silver 10 Euro German coin, Grimm;s Tales Hansel & Gretel. This coin comes in both proof and uncirculated finishes. Mintage is 195,000 for proof, and 1,220,000 for uncirculated.

Austrian Silver Coins

Austria had money before the European Union.  Its silver coins were in shillings and were  used prior o the Euro.  Currently, the Euro is used, and Austria mints a wide variety of silver commemorative coins, especially in the 5 euro, 10 Euro, and 15 Euro denominations.

Its bullion coin, which is in fine silver, is the philharmonic.

Earlier silver coins used were the Maria Theresa thaler and vereinsthaler, florin, krone, and kreuzer.  Austria did not exist as Austria when some of these were in use, but was part of the Holy Roman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire at early times in its history.
These may have preceded the current country of Austria, but were in use in its current geographical location.

Official Alaska State Medallions

Alaska mints its own Medallions made out of silver, for a list of the medallions check out: http://www.squidoo.com/official-alaska-state-medallions.

Austrian silver coins

This site is devoted to a beautiful series of Austrian silver coins that depict the peaceful coexistance between the Roman Empire and the people of what is now Austria many years ago. http://www.squidoo.com/austrian-silver-coins-rome-on-the-danube