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100 Gulden
| Issuer | K.u.K. Staats-Central-Casse |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central text panel in Gothic script reads 'Reichs-Schatzschein / Hundert Gulden 100 Conv. Münze' within an elaborate engraved border. Classical allegorical figures flank the left and right margins, with the Austrian imperial double-headed eagle at top centre. Denomination '100' appears in each corner and at bottom centre, with the year '1853' printed vertically on both side margins. |
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| Variants | P#A144a - Issued note P#A144b - "Formulare" |
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The K.u.K. Staats-Central-Casse — the Imperial and Royal State Central Treasury — issued paper money directly rather than through the Privilegirte Oesterreichische National-Bank, a deliberate political choice reflecting the Habsburg state's reluctance to cede fiscal control entirely to a semi-private banking institution. The 1853 series appeared in the years immediately following the Schwarzenberg government's efforts to stabilize Austrian finances after the revolutionary upheavals of 1848–49, which had severely strained both credit and public confidence in state paper.
High-denomination Staatsnoten of this period are genuinely rare in any grade — most 100 Gulden notes were retired quickly once economic conditions allowed, and survival rates reflect that.