1957-1973 Austria Silver 10 Schilling Avg Circ (Random)

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During the mid twentieth century, Austria issued its final circulating ten Schilling coins struck in a silver alloy. These pieces represent the end of an era for Austrian circulating silver coinage, minted between 1957 and 1973 with a metal purity of 0.640 silver, which equates to 0.1543 troy ounces of pure silver per coin. The obverse of the coin displays the official Austrian escutcheon, a heraldic shield representing the nation. Surrounding this central emblem is the bold inscription REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH, identifying the issuing republic. On the reverse, the coin features the profile of a woman facing left. She wears a traditional gold-embroidered bonnet native to Lower Austria, known as a Wachauer Goldhaube. Accompanying this regional portrait are the denomination, 10 SCHILLING, and the specific year of minting.