On 1st July, 1998 Austria will take over the chairmanship of the European Union for the first time. In Honour of this occasion, the Republic of Austria has issued this coin.

• 1998年七月一日，奥地利将第一次担任欧盟主席国，为了纪念这一历史性的时刻，奥地利共和国发行了这枚硬币。