Commemorative 2 euro coin - Austria - 2016

Commemorative 2 euro coin issued by Austria in 2016 marking the bicentennial of the founding of its central bank in 1816, designed by Herbert Wähner.

Features the main entrance of the Austrian Central Bank (Oesterreichische Nationalbank) in Vienna. In front stand two Roman gods from classical mythology: Mercury (god of commerce, holding his snake-entwined caduceus wand) on the left, and Fortuna (goddess of luck and prosperity, holding a cornucopia horn) on the right. To the left of the figures are the dual dates 1816 and 2016. Around the rim reads REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH at the top and 200 JAHRE OESTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBANK along the bottom.