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10 Kruna
| Issuer | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Reference(s) | P#6 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces the original Austro-Hungarian Bank design with the Hungarian-language denomination 'TIZ KORONA' in bold letterpress at centre left, surrounded by intricate guilloche work in violet. A circular portrait vignette at right presents a young woman in three-quarter view, her hair adorned with a white bow, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The serial number and 'SZAM' notation appear at upper left, with the issuing bank name 'OSZTRAK-MAGYAR BANK' and date 'BÉCS 1904 JANUAR 2' inscribed above the denomination. |
| Reverse lettering | TIZ KORONA AZ OSZTRAK-KIRALYI BANK BANKJEGYEI A KÖZÖS BIRODALMI BANK BÉCSI ÉS BUDAPESTI FŐZETEINÉL TÖRVÉNYES ÉRGPÉNZT. BÉCS 1904 JANUAR 2. OSZTRAK-MAGYAR BANK. SZAM KORONA |
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This note is a converted Austro-Hungarian 10 Kronen issue, overstamped to create a provisional currency for the newly proclaimed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes before a unified banknote series could be organized. The overprinting scheme was a practical stopgap — Habsburg-era notes were simply commandeered, stamped, and reissued under entirely different political authority.
The Kruna denomination retained the old Krone name in its Serbian-language form, a transitional linguistic detail that disappeared once the Kingdom moved toward the Dinar as its permanent monetary unit.