1969 5 Schilling

This is another coin from Austria, no real idea how I got it. This is a 5 Schilling- gone with the advent of the Euro- and it's worth 500 Groschen. There's a horse and rider and sadly Wikipedia doesn't say who they are. As of 2002 it's out of use. I'm not going to say I hate the Euro or anything, I don't, I'm just sad all these original, interesting types of money are gone now.

Edit: Mom reminded me she went to Prague one time, and that's where the Austrian coins are coming from.

1972 50 Groschen

This is another coin that I have no idea where it came from as I've never been to Austria. It's a 50 Groschen and if you look carefully there's an alpine flower hidden on the front of it. The coin is pretty toasty looking so it's sort of hard to see. This is one of those moments I wish the euro didn't exist (even though I have a collection of those)- now everything is a euro and they all look kindof the same. And they're all called euros. It's not pence or rubles or lira anymore.