Catalog
10 Gulden
| Issuer | Privilegirte Vereinigte Einlösungs- und Tilgungs-Deputation |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Typeset letterpress note with an elaborate border of guilloche medallions and ornamental cornerpieces. The central text reads "Anticipations-Schein von Zehen Gulden" in Gothic script, flanked by oval watermark-style vignettes bearing the numeral "10". Two manuscript signatures appear below the issuer's name, with a serial number panel at the foot. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Privilegirte Vereinigte Einlösungs- und Tilgungs-Deputation was not a conventional bank — it was an institution created specifically to manage Austria's catastrophic debt position following the 1811 Staatsbankrott, the state insolvency that wiped out roughly 80% of the value of existing paper money through forced conversion. Notes issued under this authority were the successor instruments to that devaluation, part of a staged redemption and amortization scheme designed to slowly rebuild public trust in Austrian paper currency.
1813 was an especially volatile year for circulation, with Napoleonic campaigns still disrupting monetary flows across Central Europe. The watermark security measure was modest relative to the counterfeiting pressure the series faced.