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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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 banknotes worth 1 Krone was first circulated December the 1st of 1916. On the main side, both left and right, it can be seen a classic architecture pattern. In the middle there's a caduceus with a 1. In his left lower part appears the written value, the name of the National Bank in German (Österreichisch-Ungarische Bank) and the Austrian coat of arms and in the right, the same text but in Hungarian (Osztrák-Magyar Bank) and the coat of arms of Hungary.

On the other side you can see a person wearing a Phrygian cap  inside an hexagon. It has a 1 in the right and in the left appears the written value of the banknote in the other languages that were spoken in the country (Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian and Romanian). In the lower part appear a text in German and Hungarian saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished by law. There are decorative borders with geometric motif. This banknote has no digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 11.3 cm x 6.7 cm. 

2 Austro-Hungarian Kronen (zwei Kronen/ket Korona)

This banknote worth 2 Kronen was first circulated March the 1st of 1917. On the main side, both left and right, it can be seen female models. In the central upper part and in the lower corners, appears a 2. In this side appears the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in German (Österreichisch-Ungarische Bank) and Austrian coat of arms. In both sides left and right appears a texts saying that counterfeiting is punished by law.
There is also the value of this banknote in the other spoken languages (Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian and Romanian). On the other side, both left and right, it can be seen female models. There are three 2's, the written value of the banknote, the name of the National Bank in Hungarian (Osztrák-Magyar Bank) and the its coat of arms. There are decorative borders with floristic motif in both sides. This banknote has no digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12.6 cm x 8.3 cm.

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