| Austrian Coins 1919-1938 |
| Click on an image for a larger version. The Austrian First Republic came into being after World War I as a disorganized and impoverished state of some seven million people. The dissolution of the monarchy deprived Austria of the industrial areas of Bohemia and Moravia and ended the large internal market created by the union between Austria and Hungary. German-Austrians desired union with the new German Republic, but this was forbidden by the peace treaties of Versailles and Saint-Germain. The new constitution (1920) created a federal state, with a bicameral legislature and a democratic suffrage. Economic reconstruction took place with the aid of outside agencies. Between 1919 and 1920 US, British, and Swedish organizations provided food to relieve the desperate situation. Rising inflation heightened the country's distress, and in 1922 Austria appealed for help to the League of Nations. The league arranged for a large loan to prevent economic collapse. In return, Austria pledged to remain independent for at least 20 years. The deflationary policies that were a condition of the loan caused much economic hardship and unemployment, but Austrian finances slowly stabilized. |
| 1924 200 Kronen Copper/Tin, 3.33g, 19mm |
| 1923-1924 100 Kronen Copper/Tin, 1.66g |
| 1925-1938 1 Groschen Cu/Tin, 1.66g, 17mm |
| 1924 1000 Kronen Copper/Nickel, 4.50g, 22mm |
| 1925-1938 2 Groschen Copper/Tin, 3.33g., 19mm |
| 1925, 1928, 1929 10 Groschen Cu/Ni, 4.50g., 22mm |
| 1931-1938 5 Groschen Cu/Ni, 3.00g., 17mm |
| 1934 50 Groschen Cu/Ni, 5.50g 24mm (Nachtschilling) |
| 1924-1926 1/2-Schilling 0.640 Silver, 3.00g, 19mm |
| 1935-1936 50 Groschen Copper/Nickel, 5.50g, 24mm |
| 1924 1-Schilling 0.800 Silver, 7.00g, 26mm |
| 1925, 1926, 1932 1-Schilling 0.640 Silver, 6.00g, 25mm |
| 1934, 1935 1-Schilling Cu-Ni, 7.00g. 26mm |
| The 2 Schilling Coins 1928-1937, 0.640 Silver, 7.68g, 29mm. Ten different designs. |
| 1928 2-Schilling Franz Schubert, Designed by Edwin Grienauer. |
| 1929 2-Schilling Theodor Billroth, Designed by Edwin Grienauer. |
| 1930 2-Schilling Walther von der Vogelweide |
| 1932 2-Schilling Joseph Haydn, Designed by Edwin Grienauer. |
| 1931 2-Schilling W. A. Mozart |
| 1933 2-Schilling Inaz Seipel |
| 1936 2-Schilling Prinz Eugen von Savoyen |
| 1934 2-Schilling Engelbert Dollfuss |
| 1935 2-Schilling Karl Lueger |
| The color of the 1934, 1935 and 1937 2-Schilling coins is simply an artifact of the color temperature they were scanned at. I will redo them in the future. |
| 1934, 1935, 1936 5 Schilling 0.835 Silver, 15g, 31mm |
| 1937 2-Schilling J. S. Fischer von Erlach |
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| This page shows a complete listing of Austrian coin types from this time period not counting Gold Coins. |
