Commemoration On Coins and Stamps
- Bertha von Suttner was recently selected as a main motif for a high value collectors' coin: the 2008 Europe Taler. The reverse shows important people in the history of Europe, including Bertha von Suttner. Also depicted in the coin are Martin Luther (symbolising the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern period); Antonio Vivaldi (exemplifying the importance of European cultural life); and James Watt (representing the industrialization of Europe, inventor of the first steam engine in the 18th century).
- She is depicted on the Austrian 2 euro coin, and was pictured on the old Austrian 1000 schilling bank note.
- She was commemorated on a 2005 German postage stamp.
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