Austria (1945-1949)

This serie of banknotes belings to the period after Vienna Offensive, when Austria and Vienna was divided into four occupation zones by United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom and France. The first Federal Chancellor was Leopold Figl and Austria had to give back to Italy South Tyrol and suffered an important crisis, reduced by Marshall Plan. There are banknotes of 5 Austrian schilling, 10 Austrian schilling, 20 Austrian schilling, 50 Austrian...

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Austria (1949-1956)

This serie of banknotes belings to the period . There are banknotes of 5 Austrian schilling, 10 Austrian schilling, 20 Austrian schilling, 50 Austrian schilling, 100 Austrian schilling, 500 Austrian schilling and 1,000 Austrian schilling. 5 Austrian schilling (fünf Schilling) This banknotes worth 5 schilling was first circulated in September the 4th 1945. On the main side left it can be seen an Austrian boy with a compass and a 5. In the...

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Austria (1966-1983)

This serie of banknotes belong to the so-called Cold War (even though Austria was neutral). There are banknotes of 20 Austrian schilling, 50 Austrian schilling, 100 Austrian schilling, 500 Austrian schilling and 1,000 Austrian schilling. 20 Austrian schilling (zwanzig Schilling) This banknotes worth 20 schilling was first circulated in July the 2nd 1967. On the main side right it can be seen Carl Ritter von Ghega, Austrian architect...

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Austria: occupation by the Allies (1944)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period of Austria after the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, by dividing in the country between the victorious powers (although the United States, France and the United Kingdom prematurely merged their areas to counteract any influence from the Soviet zone), a government of the socialist Karl Renner, with the support of the USSR forming a coalition government and which promoted the Tripartite...

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Austria (1919-1925)

This serie of banknotes was coined after WWI, in which Austria was created as an independent country with the Treaty of Sant-Germain and Treaty of Versailles (which forbid the union with Germany, Anschluss), leaded by Karl Renner and the economic meltdown after the war. In some of them old designs from Austro-Hungarian Empire period are used, but eliminating Hungarian part and adding a stamp with the word Deuschösterreich. There are banknotes...

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Russia (1915-1917)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period after the beginning of the WW1, in which Russia had gone to help Serbia. Despite the fact that the Russian army was much larger than the German or Austrian army, its armament resources were minimal and also, csar Nicholas II refused the help of the Duma, being advised by his wife and the famous adviser Grigori Rasputin. With the development of the war, the public opinion was putting against the government...

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Russia (1917-1923)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period during which the Russian Civil War was active. On one side were the Bolsheviks (also known as the Red Army) and on the other, the White Army, formed by a political-military coalition of opponents to the others. The White army had many factions: the South Russian Armed Forces (union of the Volunteer Army with the Don Army under the command of Anton Denikin, based in Taganrog), which later became the Wrangel...

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Russia (1917-1919)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in February 1917, in which the Russian provisional government was established, formed by a coalition between liberal politicians and moderate socialists, including Prime Minister Aleksandr Kérensky who, despite rejecting the coup d'état of Kornilov in a satisfactory manner, his government was worn out, the soviets being reinforced. In autumn the government...

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Russia (1905-1915)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period of 1905 Russian Revolution and WWI, reigning czar Nicholas II, the last czar. There are banknotes of 3 Russian rubles, 5 Russian rubles, 10 Russian Russian rubles, 25 Russian rubles, 50 Russian rubles, 100 Russian rubles and 500 Russian rubles. 3 Russian rubles (три рублей) This banknote worth 3 rubles was first circulated in 1905. On the main side up you can see the written value of the banknote...

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Russia (1898-1905)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period of Russo-Japanese Wars and reigning czar Nicholas II, the last czar. There are banknotes of 1 Russian ruble, 3 Russian rubles, 5 Russian rubles, 10 Russian rubles, 25 Russian rubles, 50 Russian rubles, 100 Russian rubles, 500 Russian rubles and 1,000 Russian rubles. 1 Russian ruble (одинь рубль) This banknote worth 1 ruble was first circulated April the 21st of 1898. On the main side left, you...

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Austro-Hungarian Empire (1912-1915)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the years previous and after the Sarajevo assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Serbian nationalist group Mlada Bosna, suplied by the Black Hand. The country presented the July Ultimatum to Serbia and, after being refused, World War I started. There are banknotes of 10 Austro-Hungarian Kronen, 20 Austro-Hungarian Kronen, 50 Austro-Hungarian Kronen and 100 Austro-Hungarian Kronen. 20 Austro-Hungarian...

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Austro-Hungarian Empire (1915-1918)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the WWI, period in which the Austro-Hungarian Empire was fighting in the Russian front (after the battle of Zborov, Russia retired from the war), Italian front (being defeated in the battle of Vittorio Veneto) and the Romanian front (defeating the Central Powers Romania). There are banknotes of 1 Austro-Hungarian Krone and 2 Austro-Hungarian Kronen. 1 Austro-Hungarian Krone (eine Krone/egy Korona) This ...

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Argentina (1969-1983)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period in which three military dictators (Juan Carlos Onganía, Marcelo Levingston and Alejandro Agustín Lanusse) ruled in the country during the so-called Argentine Revolution that ended in 1973 after the elections were called for the unpopularity of the regime. In these elections the Peronist candidates won and new ones were called for the following year with Juan Perón returned from exile (although he died...

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