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100 Kronen Danube State
| Issuer | Österreichische Klassenlotterie (Austrian Class Lottery) |
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| Year | 1923-1937 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Classical female portrait vignette at right within an octagonal frame, rendered in blue intaglio against an intricate Art Nouveau guilloche border. The left panel bears the lottery class designation and draw details in red letterpress, with denomination numerals in each corner. Serial number printed in black at upper right. |
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| Reverse description | Uniform blue-green guilloche underprint covers the entire surface, with a large intricate rosette medallion at centre. Denomination numeral 100 appears in each corner in bold sans-serif type. A handwritten signature and a violet oval control stamp are present at right centre. |
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The Österreichische Klassenlotterie issued these notes as lottery bonds rather than currency — they circulated as prize-claim instruments tied to the Class Lottery draws, not as legal tender in any conventional banking sense. The "Danube State" designation reflects the post-Saint-Germain Austrian identity: a rump republic that had lost its imperial monetary infrastructure and was still rebuilding fiscal credibility through the early 1920s League of Nations stabilization program.
The fourteen-year issue window is unusually long and suggests periodic reissue across multiple lottery series rather than a single print run. Surviving examples vary considerably in cancellation method depending on whether the prize was claimed or the bond lapsed unredeemed.