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Austrian Railways Fourth Silver Commemorative, “Empress Elisabeth West Railway”
Oct 7 at 10:10pm
In the Austrian Empire the railway lines north to the coalfields and factories of Bohemia or south to the harbour of Trieste and the Adriatic shipping lanes were by far the most important. A railway line from Vienna westwards parallel to the Danube River was of less consequence.
However, the Kingdom of Bavaria was very anxious to see such a line between Salzburg and Vienna, which would enable trains from Munich to travel eastwards through Hungary and down to Constantinople. Plans by the government to build such a line were subsequently abandoned in 1856 to a private consortium, the Empress Elisabeth Railway Company.
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Austrian Railways Third Silver Commemorative, the “Belle Epoque” - CoinNews
Jun 5 at 10:10am
The Austrian Mint announces the June 11 release of the third 20 Euro silver commemorative coin within the “Austrian Railways” six silver coin series. The maximum mintage 50,000 proof coin highlights the “Belle Époque” period, featuring locomotive “kkStb 310″ and an elegant lady walking the platform of the North Railway Station with its glass roofing and cast-iron pillars.
The “Belle Époque” covers the period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a time when trains dominated land travel and reached new heights of comfort and luxury for those classes of society which had the money and time to travel.
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