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10 Schilling
| Issuer | Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Value | 10 Schilling (10 ATS) |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of the Grossglockner mountain peak rendered in fine line engraving, surrounded by an elaborate floral and vine border. The Austrian eagle appears at the top centre above the mountain scene, with the denomination "Zehn Schilling" in gothic lettering and the numeral "10" in guilloche panels at the lower corners. A warning text against counterfeiting appears in a central panel below the denomination, with engraver and designer credits in the lower margins; "ZWEITE AUSGABE" (Second Issue) is printed along the bottom border. |
| Reverse lettering | Zehn Schilling 10 Die Nachmachung der Banknoten wird gesetzlich bestraft A. BRUSENBAUCH INV. J. SALBABA SCULP. ZWEITE AUSGABE |
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Austria's first post-war banknote issue was rushed into production within weeks of the country's liberation in April 1945, with the Oesterreichische Nationalbank re-established under Allied occupation before a functioning government even existed. The 10 Schilling was printed in Vienna under extraordinarily difficult conditions — damaged infrastructure, scarce materials, and a workforce operating under quadripartite occupation authority.
Arthur Brusenbauch had designed notes for the ONB before the Anschluss; his return to the bureau carried obvious symbolic weight for Austrian monetary independence. Zenziger and Salbaba were both established intaglio engravers at the Austrian State Printing Works, and the quality of the engraving is notably high given the circumstances of production.