Austria 25 Euro Silver Coin 2004, The 150th Anniversary of the Semmering Railway
Bimetallic 25 euros Austria 2004 coin in Silver and Niobium. Coin clebrating the 150 years of the Semmering Railway.
Obverse: Modern and antique locomotives
Reverse: Steam train
Edge Description: Plain
collection: Silver-Niobium
face value: 25 Euro
date of issue: 18.02.2004
coin design: Thomas Pesendorfer / Mag. Helmut Andexlinger
diameter: 34.00 mm
alloy: Silver-Niobium
ring: Silber Ag 900
pill: Niob Nb 99,8
fine weight: 9.00 g
total weight: 17.15 g
Considered the world’s first true mountain railway, the Semmering Railway is still in full use more than 150 years after its construction. The 2004 edition of the Austrian Mint’s unique Silver Niobium series celebrates the anniversary of this technological wonder in fitting style.
Built between 1848 and 1854 by some 20,000 workers and featuring 14 tunnels, 16 viaducts and over 100 stone bridges, over the course of its 41 kilometre length this UNESCO World Heritage Site conquers an altitude difference of 460 metres. The railway’s durability is symbolised by its contrasting past and present locomotives on the coin’s obverse. The coin’s vivid green niobium core mirrors the colour of the landscape through which the railway passes, which is shown on the coin's reverse. Here a steam train is seen crossing a viaduct spanning a deep valley framed by the coin’s outer silver ring bearing the anniversary inscription.
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