2 Euro Austria
1st type: years 2002-2007
The Obverse of the coin shows a portrait of the novelist Bertha von Suttner, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1905. On the left is engraved the inscription "2 EURO", with the flag of Austria immediately below, while the date of minting is on the right. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the old common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European Union (before its enlargement) on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "2 EURO***" in incuse (repeated four times, alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).
| Date | Rarity | Circulation coins | Uncirculated | Proof | Total mintage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CC | 196.400.000 | 100.000 | 10.000 | 196.510.000 |
| 2003 | C | 4.700.000 | 130.100 | 25.000 | 4.855.100 |
| 2004 | C | 2.500.000 | 100.000 | 20.000 | 2.620.000 |
| 2006 | C | 2.300.000 | 100.000 | 20.000 | 2.420.000 |
2nd type: new common side, years 2008-
The Obverse of the coin shows a portrait of the novelist Bertha von Suttner, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1905. On the left is engraved the inscription "2 EURO", with the flag of Austria immediately below, while the date of minting is on the right. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "2 EURO***" in incuse (repeated four times, alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).
| Date | Rarity | Circulation coins | Uncirculated | Proof | Total mintage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | C | 2.600.000 | 50.000 | 15.000 | 2.665.000 |
| 2010 | CC | 17.000.000 | 50.000 | 15.000 | 17.065.000 |
| 2011 | CC | 27.700.000 | 50.000 | 15.000 | 27.765.000 |
| 2012 | CC | 21.200.000 | 21.200.000 | ||
| 2013 | CC | 10.100.000 | 50.000 | 10.000 | 10.160.000 |
| 2014 | CC | 20.100.000 | 50.000 | 10.000 | 20.160.000 |
| 2015 | CC | 12.300.000 | 50.000 | 10.000 | 12.360.000 |
| 2017 | CC | 17.700.000 | 50.000 | 10.000 | 17.760.000 |
| 2019 | CC | 15.800.000 | 50.000 | 10.000 | 15.860.000 |
| 2020 | CC | 12.700.000 | 50.000 | 10.000 | 12.760.000 |
| 2021 | CC | 9.900.000 | 50.000 | 10.000 | 9.960.000 |
| 2022 | CC | 9.100.000 | 5.000 | 9.105.000 | |
| 2023 | CC | 38.300.000 | 50.000 | 10.000 | 38.360.000 |
| 2024 | CC | 25.500.000 | 50.000 | 25.550.000 | |
| 2025 | 50.000 |