Coin
10 Euros Loden, silver, coloured (2026) — Austria
Austria • 2026
Overview
A silver 10 Euros non-circulating commemorative coin of Austria from 2026, celebrating the 'Loden' as part of the Traditional Costumes series. The obverse features an enlarged traditional bodice with floral embroidery, while the reverse shows a woman in traditional costume holding an agricultural tool. Struck with a Proof finish, in .925 silver, and features coloured and milled techniques.
Specifications
- Country
- Austria
- Year
- 2026
- Composition
- Silver (.925)
- Weight
- 16.82 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
- Mint
- Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Coloured, Milled
- Issuer
- Austria
Design details
Obverse
Un agrandissement d'un corsage lissé traditionnel orné de fines broderies florales. La valeur faciale et l'année d'émission figurent en bas à gauche, tandis que l'inscription REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH court sur le pourtour gauche de la pièce.
Reverse
Une femme en costume traditionnel aux couleurs imprimées se tient debout, une main sur la hanche et un outil agricole dans l'autre. Son dirndl, orné d'un corsage lacé, est rehaussé d'un châle en loden drapé sur ses épaules. Derrière elle, une bande ornementale, dans le style des broderies de corsage, présente un mouton incrusté à droite - symbolisant la laine vierge dont est fait le loden.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Elena Dolgova, Anna Schlindner is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coin series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria (1194-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 30,000 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.925) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
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