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domingo, 24 de febrero de 2019

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 designer of the Semmering Railway from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag. Next to him, it can be seen an aqueduct used in one of the valleys of that railway and in its left, the Austrian coat of arms (heritage of Austrian empire). In the upper part it can be seen the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in German (Oesterreichische Nationalbank) and in the rest of the banknote there are four 20's and decorative elements.
On the other side you can see the landscape with Semmerling river, the mountains and the train bridge where the railway is (which is World Heritage Site). Moreover there are four 20's, the written value of the banknote and geometric shapes. This banknote has no digital watermark but a security thread. The size of this banknote is 13.3 cm x 6.5 cm.

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