Schilling
\n| Schilling |
\n |  |
\n| 1 schilling (1983) |
\n
\nThe
Schilling was the
currency of
Austria until the
Euro exchange in
1999. The rate is one Euro for 13.7603 Schillings.
Originally launched in the early
1920s, the Schilling was abolished in the wake of the
Anschluss (
1938) and reintroduced after
WWII on
November 30,
1945. The exchange rate to the
Reichsmark was 1:1, limited to 150 Schillings per person. With a second "Schilling" law in November
1947 "new" notes were introduced which could also be exchanged in certain amounts for the old ones. The currency stabilized in the
1950s.
In
1980 the Schilling was coupled to the "
Deutsche Mark". The "Schilling" is divided into 100
Groschen. It was worth approximately 5 pence in the
British coinage system.
Euro coins and notes were introduced in
2002, the old schilling being phased out from circulation in the same year.\nCategory:Austria\nCategory:Currencies\n\n