Austrian 1936 5-ATS, something of a challenge

[Prosit]

Had this one for a while (not a long while) but I like it so much I wanted to post it anyway    1936 Austrian 5 Schilling and a bit difficult to acquire, at least it was for me.  I was never sure I would get one that I could both afford and that looked good enough.   0.835 Silver, 15g, 31mm and a mintage of 1.56 million.

Dale
it is good enough

[Figleaf]

Congratulations, Dale and you are quite right. This one is really hard to find. I have seen it advertised for about $20 in EF, but I was never able to grab it. The enlargement does justice to the design. One of the reasons I like the design and especially the lettering is that it is so typical of its age. When I was young and innocent (many moons ago) I read the text in the catalogue as Mariazelt (Maria's tent), a conviction reinforced by the mantle...

Peter

[Prosit]

This one cost more than $20    You can't see it any in the scan but the face has detail!  It does look like a tent!
The first time I saw the design I thought it looked like a stage performer with a puppet 
Dale

[chrisild]

Mariazell seems be a recurring theme on Austrian coins. First yours, issued as a circulation coin by the authoritarian regime, then a 100 schilling gold coin from the same years. The democratic republic has issued three Mariazell silver commems so far - one in 1957 (25 S, with the church), one in 1982 (500 S, madonna), one in 2007 (?5, church again). Guess the next one can be expected in 2032, featuring the madonna ...

Christian

[Figleaf]

I guess they all commemmorate the "miracle-working image of the Virgin, carved in lime-tree wood. This was brought to the place in 1157" as Wikipedia puts it, so the coins and pseudo-coins commemorate the 800th, 825th and 850th anniversary so you can bet your sweet buns that there'll be another issue in 2032 ... except, of course if Austrians have become even less catholic than they are today. (73% catholic trending down, 5% protestant, 12% none of the above trending up).

Peter

[BC Numismatics]

Dale,that obverse design reminds me of some of the old Hungarian coin designs as well.

Aidan.