150 years - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1999 - 7 Shilling

At the beginning of the forties of the last century, under the untiring promotion of Wilhelm Haidinger, the mineral collection of the k.k. Hofkammer in Münz- und Bergwesen in the k.k. Montanist Museum transformed. In 1846, the Imperial Academy of Sciences was founded in Vienna. At that time, considerations were already being made to create a larger institution for the accurate study of the geological conditions of the empire. Only a few years later, in a decree dated 15 November 1849 by Emperor Franz Josef, the grounds of the Geological Institute were merged with the Montanist Museum. Since the first draft on the tasks of the Geological Reichsanstalt in 1849, both the territorial extent as well as individual focus areas and the overall framework conditions for the geological civil service of Austria have changed significantly. Today, the Geological Survey Institute is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Science and Transport and, as an independent geological service of the Republic of Austria, compiles information on earth science. In doing so, she is primarily responsible for governmental matters, mining law, regional planning, water management, landscape planning, nature conservation, environmental protection, civil protection and other issues of public interest, as well as a liaison function with industry. the private sector, universities and engineering firms.