AUSTRIA 

KM 2885

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
50 groschen 19.5 3.0   Reeded Aluminum-Bronze Medal
Obverse Reverse
 The inscription along the rim: title of state in German. In the center: red-white-red shield of Austria.

 Face value, the gentian flower, the year of minting.

Gentiana acaulis (Stemless gentian) is a small gentian native to central and southern Europe, growing especially in mountainous regions, such as the Alps, at heights of 800 to 3,000 m.