100th birthday - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1975 - 1.50 Shilling

Ferdinand Porsche was born on September 3, 1875 in Maffersdorf, in the then Sudetenland in Bohemia. His technical talent was soon recognized. After attending evening classes in the Gewerbeschule Reichenberg, he went as an intern to the company Bela Egger (the later Brown Boveri & Co.) to Vienna. Later he came to the company Lohner, where he developed his first world-famous construction. In 1900, a vehicle designed by him was presented at the World's Fair, which caused a great stir. The specialist world of the wheel hub motor developed by Ferdinand Porsche was particularly fascinated. In 1906 he moved to the then largest Austrian automobile factory, Austro-Daimler. In addition to his activities in the field of the automobile, he dealt in the episode with aircraft engines and heavy tractors for guns. The end of the war in 1918 put a stop to the manifold developments. In 1923, Porsche separated from Austro-Daimler and took over the development department of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. In 1930 he built his own design office there. Milestones in his career include the development of the Volkswagen, the world's most widely used automobile, and the construction of the famous Porsche sports cars. On January 30, 1951, Ferdinand Porsche died in Stuttgart.