Commemorative Coins Of Austria

1. OBVERSE - 25 SCHILLING - 1157 - 1957

1. REVERSE - MARIAZELL BASILICA OF AUSTRIA

 Mariazell Basilica also known as Basilica Maria Geburt ( Basilica of the Birth of Virgin Mary ) is a Marian Basilica in Mariazell, Austria.  It is the most important pilgrimage destination in Austria and one of the most visited shrines in Europe.  In the church, a miraculous wooden image of the Virgin Mary is honoured.  The territory around Mariazell was given to the Monastery of St. Lambrecht  around 1103 and the monks built cells  there in order to serve the local residents.

2. OBVERSE - 25 SCHILLING - 1966

2. REVERSE - POTRAIT OF FERDINAND  RAIMUND

Raimund was born in Vienna as a son of wooden master craftman named Jacob Raimman.  As an actor and dramatist, he acted in many theaters and his theater comedies are still performed in Austria today.  His rich sense of humour in his plays often displayed real life of his fellow citizens.The Raimund Theater in Vienna is named after him.  He was bitten by a dog, which he believed to be rabid, shot himself on 29 Aug. 1836 and died on 5  Sep. the same year at the age of 46 and was buried in Gutenstein which features a Raimund memorial.