Eastern promise
Not only Austria’s most easterly province, Burgenland is also its flattest. The province forms the border with neighbouring Hungary, with which it shares the unique and atmospheric Lake Neusiedl. The shallow steppe lake’s southern shore is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with abundant reed beds that provide a natural habitat for migratory birds. Many of the villages on the lake’s shore are famous for the storks that spend the summer nesting on their rooftops. The lake and its stunning birdlife feature on both sides of the eighth coin in the Austrian Mint’s informative Austria Piece by Piece series. As well as some examples of Burgenland’s historic buildings, the coin’s reverse, designed by schoolgirl Leonie Schrollenberger who won the competition to design the coin, also shows a bottle of wine − this fascinating province’s other world-class contribution.
| Product No. | 20407 |
| Date of Issue | 7 October 2015 |
| Quality | Proof |
| Series | Austria Piece by Piece |
| Face Value | 10 Euro |
| Diameter | 32.00 mm |
| Alloy | Silver Ag 925 |
| Fine Weight | 16.00 g |
| Total Weight | 17.30 g |
| Packaging | Comes in a case complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity and protective slipcase |
