Austria Currency
Be sure to carry some euro notes and coins with you vienna is not a cashless society by any means 1 coins are useful for using lockers at museums and other tourist sites.
Austria currency. The currency in austria is the euro symbol. Please be advised that schilling banknotes and coins are no longer legal tender but still redeemable. Prior to the euros existence austrias currency was the austrian schilling. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of 1 137603 schilling to replace it.
Since 19992002 the euro has been the official currency in austria. And has been ever since january 1st 2002. Austria is a country in europe and as a member of the eurozone its official currency is the euro. They may be exchanged at the austrian national bank otto wagner platz 3 1090 vienna or at any of its branches located in the federal provinces.
Austria adopted the euro when it was first introduced in 1999.