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10 Kronen
| Issuer | Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Value | 10 Crowns (10 Kronen) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is oriented in German and presents the central denomination vignette flanked on both left and right by classical putti figures. The small composite coat of arms of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy appears in the upper centre, surmounted by German-language text. Below the central vignette, the value inscription is repeated in eight additional languages of the Monarchy, reflecting the multinational character of the empire. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents Hungarian-language text with a putto figure on each lateral margin. The middle coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hungary occupies the upper centre, emphasising the dual Austro-Hungarian constitutional arrangement reflected across the note's two sides. |
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The Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank's 1900 10 Kronen was part of the first generation of notes issued after Austria-Hungary's currency reform of 1892, which replaced the Gulden with the Krone at a ratio of 1:2. That transition took nearly a decade to fully implement in paper form, meaning this note arrived relatively late in the changeover — the Gulden had been legal tender alongside Kronen notes well into the late 1890s.
Rudolf Rössler was a Vienna-based designer closely associated with the Bank's printing operations at the time. The note was printed in-house in Vienna, which was standard for the Bank's lower denominations in this period.
Circulated examples frequently show horizontal fold fatigue along the centerfold — a known weakness of the 1900 series stock.