Austrian schilling

Austrian schilling
Schilling (German)
20 schilling note, issued in 1986
ISO 4217
CodeATS
Unit
PluralSchilling
SymbolS or öS
Denominations
Subunit
1100groschen
Plural
groschenGroschen
Banknotes
 Freq. used20, 50, 100, 500 & 1000 schilling
 Rarely used5000 schilling
Coins
 Freq. used10 & 50 groschen, 1, 5 & 10 schilling
 Rarely used1, 2 & 5 groschen, 20 & 50 schilling
Demographics
ReplacedAustrian krone
User(s)None, previously:
 Austria
Issuance
Central bankOesterreichische Nationalbank
 Websitewww.oenb.at
MintMünze Österreich
 Websiteaustrian-mint.com
Valuation
Inflation2%
 SourceCIA World Factbook 2001
EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)
Since19 June 1989
Fixed rate since31 December 1998
Replaced by euro, non cash1 January 1999
Replaced by euro, cash1 March 2002
1 € =S 13.7603
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The schilling (German: Schilling; German pronunciation: [ˈʃɪliŋ] ) 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.