"Southern Railway Vienna" | 20 Euro | Silver coin

The first section of the Southern Railway between Baden and Wiener Neustadt had already been opened in 1841. In May 1842, the southern line reached Gloggnitz. Then the great geological obstacle of Semmering had to be overcome. Austrian engineers led by Carl von Ghega accomplished this feat and closed the gap between Gloggnitz and Mürzzuschlag between 1849 and 1854. The "Steinbrück" steam locomotive was built especially for this route in 1848. It is depicted on the coin in front of a Semmering Railway viaduct. A glance at the other side of the coin gives a vivid impression of historic Trieste with its harbor and railroad station: ships are moored in the harbor and a type 17c 372 locomotive, which was built in Floridsdorf, is leaving the station.