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20 euro (Iron Curtain fall) – Austria

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Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 25 years anniversary of the Iron Curtain fall

Austria

Context

Year: 2014

Issuer: Austria

Period:

Second Republic

(since 1945)

Currency:

Euro

(since 2002)

Total mintage: 50,000

Material

Diameter: 34 mm

Weight: 20 g

Silver Weight:: 18.00 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 90% Silver

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

OBVERSE ↑

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REVERSE ↑

References

KM: #

Numista: #86646

Value

Exchange value: 20 EUR

Bullion value: $45.18

Inflation-adjusted value: 28.19 EUR

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

Translation:

REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

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