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Austrian schilling

Österreichischer Schilling  (German)
Austrian 20-Schilling note, circa 1988.jpg Austria-coin-1992-20S-Kärnten-RS.jpg
20 Schilling note, issued in 1986. 20 Schilling coin.
ISO 4217
Code ATS
Denominations
Subunit
 1/100 Groschen
Plural Schilling
Groschen Groschen
Symbol S or öS
Banknotes 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 & 5000 Schilling
Coins
 Freq. used 10 & 50 Groschen, 1, 5 & 10 Schilling
 Rarely used 1, 2 & 5 Groschen, 20 & 50 Schilling
Demographics
User(s) None, previously:
 Austria
Issuance
Central bank Oesterreichische Nationalbank
 Website www.oenb.at
Mint Münze Österreich
 Website austrian-mint.com
Valuation
Inflation 2%
 Source CIA World Factbook 2001
ERM
 Since 19 June 1989
 Fixed rate since 31 December 1998
 Replaced by €, non cash 1 January 1999
 Replaced by €, cash 1 January 2002
= S 13.7603
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The Schilling (German: Österreichischer Schilling) was the currency of Austria from 1925 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 Schilling to replace it. The Schilling was divided into 100 Groschen.

The Schilling was established by the Schilling Act (Schillingrechnungsgesetz) of December 20, 1924 at a rate of 1 Schilling to 10,000 Austro-Hungarian Kronen and issued on March 1, 1925. The Schilling was abolished in the wake of the Anschluss (1938), when it was exchanged at a rate of 2 German Reichsmark to 3 Schilling.

The Schilling was reintroduced after World War II on November 30, 1945 by the Allied Military, who issued paper money (dated 1944) in denominations of 50 Groschen up to 100 Schilling. The exchange rate to the Reichsmark was 1:1, limited to 150 Schilling per person. The Nationalbank also began issuing Schilling notes in 1945 and the first coins were issued in 1946.

With a second "Schilling" law on November 21, 1947, new banknotes were introduced. The earlier notes could be exchanged for new notes at par for the first 150 Schilling and at a rate of 1 new Schilling for 3 old Schilling thereafter. Coins were not affected by this reform. The currency stabilised in the 1950s, with the Schilling being tied to the U.S. dollar at a rate of $1 = 26 Schilling. Following the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system in 1971, the Schilling was initially tied to a basket of currencies and then, in July 1976, the Schilling was coupled to the German mark.

Although the Euro became the official currency of Austria in 1999, euro coins and notes were not introduced until 2002. Old Schilling denominated coins and notes were phased out from circulation because of the introduction of the euro by 28 February of that year. Schilling banknotes and coins which were valid at the time of the introduction of the euro will remain exchangeable for euros at any branch of the Austrian National Bank (Österreichische Nationalbank) indefinitely.


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