Austria 2005 5 euro 100 Years of Skiing BU
100 Years of Skiing
In January 1905, Zdarsky demonstrated a steep downhill descent, and was among the first to publicize this development in Central Europe. To show the superiority of his ski technology, he skied the "Breite Ries" at Schneeberg, Austria. On 19 March 1905 he organized the first alpine ski race (on the Muckenkogel via Lilienfeld, Austria) (though Crans-Montana in Switzerland had already run the first Kandahar descent race, in January 1901).
Obverse - Denomination within sun design at center, provincial arms surround.Lettering: 5 EURO REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH. Reverse -Skier within snowflake design., Lettering: 100 JAHRE SKISPORT 1 AUSTRIA 2005.
Denomination - 5 euro
Weight - 8.0 g.