Austria	Austria chose to produce a series of coins illustrating flowers, architecture and famous people from its history. The designs were chosen by a national panel and public opinion poll. Austrian artist Josef Kaiser created the designs.

	This shows a portrait of the radical pacifist Bertha von Suttner, a symbol of Austria’s efforts over many decades to support peace. Edge lettering of the 2 euro coin: 2 EURO ***, repeated four times, alternately upright and inverted.
	This coin shows Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the famous Austrian composer, depicting Austria as a land of music.
	This coin shows the secession building in Vienna, illustrating the birth of art nouveau in Austria and symbolising the birth of a new age, representing a bridge to a new monetary era.
	This coin shows the Belvedere Palace, one of the most beautiful baroque palaces in Austria. This was where the Treaty re-establishing the sovereignty of Austria was signed in 1955, making its name synonymous with freedom.
	This depicts St. Stephen’s Cathedral, one of the jewels of Viennese Gothic architecture and a popular tourist venue.
	This shows alpine primroses, as part of a floral series, symbolising a duty to the environment and the part Austria is playing in the development of a Community environmental policy.
	This shows the edelweiss, again as part of a floral series, symbolising a duty to the environment and the part Austria is playing in the development of a Community environmental policy.
	This coin shows a gentian, as the last part of the floral series, symbolising a duty to the environment and the part Austria is playing in the development of a Community environmental policy.