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100 Kronen Kärnten
| Issuer | Kärntner Landesversammlung (Carinthian Provincial Assembly) |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in red on white paper, the obverse is framed by an ornate letterpress border composed of scrollwork, floral garlands, and fruit-laden vignettes flanking twin decorative candelabra or torch stands on either side. The denomination '100' appears in large Gothic numerals at both left and right within the border, with the title 'Hundert Kronen' in bold Gothic script across the upper central panel over a fine guilloche underprint. The central text block carries the authorizing legend and the issuing body's attribution, below which appear two facsimile manuscript signatures. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, presenting a plain white paper surface with no design, text, or ornamentation. |
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Issued in the chaotic final weeks of 1918 as Austria-Hungary disintegrated, this emergency note was produced by the Carinthian Provincial Assembly to keep local commerce functioning while the future of Carinthia itself was still being fought over — literally. The province was simultaneously claimed by the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and Yugoslav forces occupied parts of the territory while these notes were in circulation.
The 1920 plebiscite ultimately kept Carinthia within Austria, but in 1918 that outcome was far from certain. A circulating note backed by a provincial assembly with contested sovereignty is an unusual thing.