Sunday, February 3, 2013

1988 Republik Osterreich 5 Schilling!


Yes, I did get the alignment off but the picture still gets the job done. For a $5.00 coin it is relatively small, but considering Austria didn't have the best economy, it's not too bad. It's only a little bigger than its 1 Schilling cousin but that coin was made of aluminum-bronze which is cheaper meaning more, just not too much more, money could go into the production of one of these than into the 1 Schilling even at relatively similar diameters, widths, etc. The exchange rate for this coin was 5 Schillings=$0.49 USD  but since it was demonetized, it has no exchange value. Luckily it has the $0.60 numismatic value which is more than I paid for it!

NOTE: Go ahead and play around on that site a while. It has most of the living and dead currencies from around the world and it's pretty fun to see how much your collection would be worth without the numismatic value.

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