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10 Kronen (CF stamp)
| Issuer | Città di Fiume |
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| Year | overprint on 1915 |
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| Size | 150 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ZEHN KRONEN OESTERREICHISCH-UNGARISCHE BANK WIEN, 2. JÄNNER 1915 GENERALRAT GOUVERNEUR GENERALSEKRETÄR |
| Reverse description | The Hungarian-language side of the 1915 Austro-Hungarian Bank 10 Kronen note, printed in matching teal-green guilloche patterns. A multilingual denomination panel on the right lists the value in the various languages of the Empire, including TÍZ KORONA and equivalent renderings in Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Italian, Slovenian, Croatian, and Romanian. The CITTÁ DE FIUME overprint or handstamp was mandated by decree to be placed on this Hungarian-language face, validating the note for circulation within the claimed territory of Fiume. |
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After the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, Fiume's status became the subject of one of the ugliest territorial disputes of the post-WWI settlement. Italy claimed it, Yugoslavia claimed it, and for a brief period in 1919–1920 the city was seized by Gabriele D'Annunzio's irregular forces, who declared the Italian Regency of Carnaro. The Città di Fiume — the municipal government, not D'Annunzio's short-lived state — stamped existing Austro-Hungarian Kronen notes with a "CF" overprint to establish local monetary authority during the interregnum.
Forgeries of the CF overprint exist and are well-documented. The genuine stamp shows consistent ink density and crisp letterform edges; blurred or offset impressions warrant scrutiny before attribution.