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1 Schilling
| Issuer | Alliierte Militärbehörde |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Currency | Second Schilling (1945-2001) |
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| Obverse description | The face is printed in blue and green on a pale ground, with a large central guilloche rosette flanked symmetrically by laurel branch vignettes. Four corner medallions each bear the numeral '1' and the word 'SCHILLING' within circular guilloche frames. The authority title 'ALLIIERTE MILITÄRBEHÖRDE' appears in bold serif lettering across the upper field, while the denomination 'EIN SCHILLING' is stated twice in large capitals to the left and right of the central numeral. The series inscription and place of issue appear in smaller text at the foot of the central vignette, and the entire design is enclosed within a fine guilloche border with a scalloped outer edge. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Allied Military Authority schilling notes were produced ahead of the liberation of Austria, which didn't come until 1945 — meaning these notes sat in storage for months before reaching circulation. The series was jointly authorized by the four occupying powers, an awkward arrangement that nonetheless produced a coherent printing program administered through De La Rue in London.
Austria's postwar currency situation was genuinely chaotic: Reichsmarks, occupation schillings, and later the 1945 domestic issue all circulated simultaneously in different zones, and sorting out what was legal tender where became a bureaucratic problem that persisted for years.