The design, inspired by Austria's old 50 schilling coins, features the "5 EURO" value encircled by the nine provincial coats of arms and the inscription "REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH."
The Hofburg Palace on Vienna's Josefplatz, featuring the equestrian statue of Joseph II. The right wing houses the Spanish Riding School and the "Great Redoubt Hall", a venue for the 2006 Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.