20 Euro (Iron Curtain fall) – Austria
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 25 years anniversary of the Iron Curtain fall
Austria
Obverse
Description:
The coin's obverse depicts an everyman escaping the Berlin Wall and barbed wire, symbolizing liberation from oppression.
Inscription:
REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH
20 EURO
2014
20 EURO
2014
Translation:
REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
20 EURO
2014
20 EURO
2014
Script: Latin
Language: German
Engraver: Herbert Wähner
Reverse
Description:
The reverse depicts the same man entering the 'Free World', alongside landmarks symbolizing nations pivotal to ending the Cold War: Prague's Charles Bridge, Vienna's Riesenrad, Budapest's Chain Bridge, Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, and the Statue of Liberty. It commemorates the fall of the Iron Curtain and the birth of a free, united Europe.
Inscription:
25 JAHRE FALL DES EISERNEN VORHANG
Translation:
25 Years Fall of the Iron Curtain
Script: Latin
Language: German
Engraver: Herbert Wähner
Edge
Reeded
💎 Very Rare