Backstory: Austria
is a country known for it's low issuance of 2 euro commemoratives. Excluding common-issue commemoratives, Austria has only ever issued three 2€ commemoratives into circulation (in 2005, 2016, and 2018) - for comparison, Spain has issued 24, Germany has issued 30, and France has issued 31. This is quite a disappointment from a country with such a rich cultural and numismatic history - and is also a disappointment to many collectors around the eurozone, especially for us Austrians. 
A user on our discord server (@leggmaeia) has recently tried to change that. He managed to talk to some Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint) employees and sent a few letters around to convince them to restart their 2€ commemorative coin programme. His effort seems to finally be paying off. According to Münze Österreich employees at the World Money Fair + some PR employees, plans are currently being discussed on issuing a new national 2€ commemorative into circulation.
The goal of our letter is to sway some opinions at Münze Österreich - especially if they may be holding meetings about it with upper management. @leggmaeia suggested allowing anyone in the community to sign it to emphasize the number of collectors wishing for a new 2 euro commemorative. Hence, we've set up a public signature form. We have received 108 signatures as of the time I am writing this post!
As there is an overlap between the EBT and ECDS communities, I have decided to post our letter + the signature form here as well. It will be translated into German by another ECDS admin and sent to Münze Österreich by 8. March, 2026. Although we have tons of signatures already, every new signature still counts, and represents one fellow collector's wish for something new from Austria to find in circulation
Disclaimer: If you choose to sign the form, your signature will be added to the letter and sent to Münze Österreich. Signatures will not be posted publicly by me or anyone in the ECDS, but what Münze Österreich does with the letter is outside of our hands. You may choose to sign anyway you want - with a name or a pseudonym if you prefer, and you may optionally specify a location if you choose to do so.
