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domingo, 24 de febrero de 2019

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 Kronen (zwanzig Krone/húsz Korona)

This banknote worth 20 Kronen was first circulated in January the 2nd of 1913. On the main side left, it can be seen a female model, surrounded by a border and two 20's. In its right appears the Austrian coat of arms and in the lower right part appears the value of this banknote written in German and in other spoken languages (Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian and Romanian).

It has the name of the National Bank (Österreichisch-Ungarische Bank) and a text saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished by law. On the other side, it can be seen another female model, surrounded by a border and three 20's. In the left part of this papermoney appears the Hungarian coat of arms, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Hungaria (Osztrak-Magyar Bank). All the banknote is fulled with geometric decorative features. This banknote has X's as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 15 cm x 9 cm.

50 Austro-Hungarian Kronen (fünzig Kronen/ötven Korona)

This banknotes worth 50 Kronen was first circulated in January the 2nd of 1914. On the main side right, it can be seen a female model. In its left appears the Austrian coat of arms. In the right part of the woman there is a 50. In its left appears the Austrian coat of arms and in the upper left part appears the value of this banknote written in German and in other spoken languages (Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian and Romanian).

It has the name of the National Bank (Österreichisch-Ungarische Bank) and a text saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished by law. On the other side, it can be seen another female model. There are two 50's and in the right of this papermoney appears the Hungarian coat of arms, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Hungaria (Osztrak-Magyar Bank). All the banknote is fulled with geometric decorative features. This banknote has hexagons with 50's inside as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 16.5 cm x 10.1 cm.

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