Margraviate of Austria (955-1156), Duchy of Austria (1156-1379), Archduchy of Austria (1490-1564, 1619-1623, 1665-1804), Austrian Empire (1804-1918), Republic of Austria (1919-1934, 1945-present), Federal State of Austria (1934-1938)
State within Bavaria (955-1156), State within the Holy Roman Empire (1156-1806), Empire (1806-1867), Constituent of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918), Independent Republic (1919-1938, 1945-present)
Location: Eastern Alps
Capital City: Melk (955-1089), Gars (1089-1095), Tulln (1095-1113), Klosterbeuburg (1113-1155), Vienna (1155-present)
Government type: Feudal Monarchy (955-1453), Absolute Monarchy (1453-1867), Constitutional Monarchy (1867-1918), Federal Republic (1919-1938, 1945-present)
Main languages: German
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
955: Margraviate of Austria formed within the Duchy of Bavaria
1156: Separated from Bavaria and raised to a Duchy
1379: Divided into Inner and Lower Austria
1453: Austrian states (Inner and Further) raised to Archduchies
1490: Reunited
1564: Split into Inner, Further, and Upper-Lower Austria
1619: Reunited
1623: Divided into Lower-Inner and Further Austria
1665: Reunited
1804: Raised from Archduchy to an Empire and united with other Habsburg Territories
1867: Made into one of two constituent parts of Austria-Hungary
1918: Austro-Hungarian Empire collapses, Austrian part succeeded by German-Austria
1919: First Austrian Republic established
1934: First Republic reorganized into Federal State of Austria
1938: Invaded and annexed by Nazi Germany
1945: Independence restored, occupied by allies in four zones
1955: Allied occupation ends
Currency
Pfennig (976-1520)
1 Pfennig = 2 Obol • 1 Groschen 3 Kreuzer = 12 Pfennig • 1 Goldgulden = 968 Pfennig • 1 Ducat = 1080 Pfennig
Thaler (1520-1754)
1 Thaler = 5 Pfunder = 15 Batzen = 60 Kreuzer = 240 Pfennig • 1 Ducat = 3 Thaler
Kipperkreuzer (1620-1623)
1 Kipperthaler = 150 Kipperkreuzer
Gulden (1754-1857)
1 Gulden = 60 Kreuzer = 240 Pfennig = 480 Heller • 1 Thaler = 2 Gulden
Decimalized Gulden (1857-1892)
1 Gulden/Florin = 100 Kreuzer
Krone (1892-1918, 1919-1925)
1 Krone = 100 Heller
First Schilling (1925-1938)
1 Schilling = 100 Groschen
Second Schilling (1945-2002)
1 Schilling = 100 Groschen
Euro (1999-present)
1 Euro = 100 Euro Cents
Note: During the periods where Austria was divided into different duchies/archduchies, coins issued are counted separately from Austria, this page is just for the unified state. During the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy, Austria and Hungary issued their own coins, but shared the same banknotes, so coins are listed under their respective countries while banknotes are in a dedicated Austria-Hungary page. As a last note, the rulers Franz II (1792-1804) and Franz I (1804-1835) are the same person, just with different titles, first as Archduke, then as Emperor.
Coins from Austria in the collection
Duchy (1156-1379)
•1 Pfennig, 1314-1320 (Duke Friedrich II (1306-1330), silver, Vienna mint, CNA#B216)
Archduchy (1490-1564, 1619-1623, 1665-1804)
•1 Pfennig, 1462 (Archduke Friedrich V (1453-1493), silver, Vienna mint)
•6 Kreuzer, 1676 (Archduke Leopold I (1657-1705), silver, Vienna mint, KM#1185)
•1/2 Kreuzer, 1760 (Archduchess Maria Theresa (1740-1780), bronze, KM#1985)
•1 Kreuzer, 1800 (Archduke Franz II (1792-1804), copper, Vienna mint, KM#2111)
•6 Kreuzer, 1800 (Archduke Franz II (1792-1804), copper, Kremnica mint, KM#2128)
•20 Kreuzer, 1754 (Archduchess Maria Theresa (1740-1780), silver (.583), Vienna mint, KM#1814)
•20 Kreuzer, 1777 (Archduchess Maria Theresa (1740-1780), silver (.583), Vienna mint, KM#1999)
•20 Kreuzer, 1784 (Archduke Josef II (1780-1790), silver (.583), Hall mint, KM#2068)
•20 Kreuzer, 1795 (Archduke Franz II (1792-1804), silver (.583), Kremnica mint, KM#2139)
Empire (1804-1918)
•1 Kreuzer, 1816 (Emperor Franz I (1804-1835), copper, Vienna mint, KM#2113)
•1 Kreuzer, 1851 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), copper, Vienna mint, KM#2185)
•3 Kreuzer, 1812 (Emperor Franz I (1804-1835), copper, Oravița mint, KM#2116)
•3 Kreuzer, 1826 (Emperor Franz I (1804-1835), billon, Vienna mint, KM#2119)
•6 Kreuzer, 1849 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), billon, Kremnica mint, KM#2200)
•15 Kreuzer, 1807 (Emperor Franz I (1804-1835), copper, Vienna mint, KM#2138)
•20 Kreuzer, 1830 (Emperor Franz I (1804-1835), silver (.583), Alba Iulia mint, KM#2145)
•20 Kreuzer, 1832 (Emperor Franz I (1804-1835), silver (.583), Vienna mint, KM#2147)
•20 Kreuzer, 1842 (Emperor Ferdinand I (1835-1848), silver (.583), Alba Iulia mint, KM#2208)
•20 Kreuzer, 1845 (Emperor Ferdinand I (1835-1848), silver (.583), Vienna mint, KM#2208)
•1/4 Florin, 1858 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), silver (.520), Vienna mint, KM#2213)
•1 Florin, 1879 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), silver (.900), Vienna mint, KM#2222)
•2 Heller, 1895 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), bronze, KM#2801)
•2 Heller, 1899 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), bronze, KM#2801)
•2 Heller, 1909 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), bronze, KM#2801)
•2 Heller, 1911 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), bronze, KM#2801)
•10 Heller, 1893 Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), nickel, KM#2802)
•10 Heller, 1909 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), nickel, KM#2802)
•10 Heller, 1915 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), nickel brass, KM#2822)
•20 Heller, 1917 (Emperor Karl I (1916-1918), iron, KM#2826)
•1 Krone, 1914 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), silver (.835), KM#2820)
•5 Krone, 1909 (Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916), silver (.900), KM#2813)
First Republic (1919-1934)
•200 Krone, 1924 (bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2833)
•1,000 Krone, 1924 (cupronickel, Vienna mint, KM#2834)
•1 Groschen, 1927 (bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2836)
•2 Groschen, 1929 (bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2837)
•10 Groschen, 1925 (cupronickel, Vienna mint, KM#2838)
•1/2 Schilling, 1925 (silver (.640), Vienna mint, KM#2839)
•1 Schilling, 1925 (silver (.640), Vienna mint, KM#2840)
Federal State (1934-1938)
•50 Groschen, 1935 (cupronickel, Vienna mint, KM#2854)
•1 Schilling, 1935 (cupronickel, Vienna mint, KM#2851)
•2 Schilling, 1934 (silver (.640), Vienna mint, KM#2852) Commemorative: Assassination of Chancellor Dr. Engelbert Dollfuẞ
•2 Schilling, 1937 (silver (.640), Vienna mint, KM#2859) Commemorative: 200th Anniversary of St. Karl's Church
Second Republic (1945-present)
•2 Groschen, 1957 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2876)
•2 Groschen, 1966 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2876)
•2 Groschen, 1985 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2876)
•5 Groschen, 1966 (zinc, Vienna mint, KM#2875)
•10 Groschen, 1949 (zinc, Vienna mint, KM#2874)
•10 Groschen, 1964 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2878)
•10 Groschen, 1967 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2878)
•10 Groschen, 1983 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2878)
•10 Groschen, 1985 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2878)
•10 Groschen, 1988 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2878)
•10 Groschen, 1989 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2878)
•10 Groschen, 1990 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2878)
•20 Groschen, 1954 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2877)
•50 Groschen, 1955 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2870)
•50 Groschen, 1974 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2885)
•50 Groschen, 1985 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2885)
•1 Schilling, 1947 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2871)
•1 Schilling, 1957 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2871)
•1 Schilling, 1963 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1965 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1973 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1974 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1975 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1976 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1979 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1989 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1990 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1992 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•1 Schilling, 1994 (aluminum bronze, Vienna mint, KM#2886)
•2 Schilling, 1947 (aluminum, Vienna mint, KM#2872)
•5 Schilling, 1969 (cupronickel, Vienna mint, KM#2889a)
•10 Schilling, 1974 (cupronickel-plated nickel, Vienna mint, KM#2918)
•20 Schilling, 1989 (cupronickel, Vienna mint, KM#2998) Commemorative: County of Tyrol
•25 Schilling, 1956 (silver (.800), Vienna mint, KM#2881) Commemorative: 200th Anniversary of W.A. Mozart's Birth
•1 Euro Cent, 2002 (copper-plated steel, Vienna mint, KM#3082)
•1 Euro Cent, 2012 (copper-plated steel, Vienna mint, KM#3082)
•2 Euro Cent, 2005 (copper-plated steel, Vienna mint, KM#3083)
•5 Euro Cent, 2008 (copper-plated steel, Vienna mint, KM#3084)
•10 Euro Cent, 2002 (nordic gold, Vienna mint, KM#3085)
•10 Euro Cent, 2008 (nordic gold, Vienna mint, KM#3139)
•20 Euro Cent, 2003 (nordic gold, Vienna mint, KM#3086)
•50 Euro Cent, 2009 (nordic gold, Vienna mint, KM#3141)
•1 Euro, 2002 (cupronickel-plated nickel center in nickel brass ring, Vienna mint, KM#3088)
•2 Euro, 2002 (nickel brass-plated nickel center in cupronickel ring, Vienna mint, KM#3089)
•2 Euro, 2018 (nickel brass-plated nickel center in cupronickel ring, Vienna mint, KM#3275) Comemmeorative: 100th Anniversary of the First Austrian Republic
•10 Euro, 2007 (silver .925, Vienna mint, KM#3146)Commemorative: Melk Abbey