60 years - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1965 - 1.50 Shilling

When Bertha von Suttner published her book "Die Waffen nieder!" At the end of 1889 She already had a name as the author of novels and feature articles. The anti-war novel describes the war and its consequences from the point of view of a woman. Bertha von Suttner wanted to do a favor for the still young International Arbitration and Peace Association of the Englishman Hodgson Pratt and support him in his efforts to preserve the peace. The book has been a resounding success: 37 editions in 17 years, translations into almost all European languages, as well as Japanese and Hebrew. "Down with the weapons!" was a battle cry in the struggle for the maintenance of peace in an era of arms race, the great political tensions. Suttner is internationally known. In the following years she becomes a politician of format, a propagandist of an idea - the idea of ​​peace. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905, Suttner achieves the creation of the International Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague and thus a first step towards a policy of modern international understanding. Bertha von Suttner dies seven days before the assassination of Sarajevo. Today, presidents and politicians of all parties mention words and ideas that Bertha von Suttner propagated - and for which she was often laughed at. The brand image shows a portrait of the Nobel Prize winner.