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1000 Kronen
| Issuer | Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank |
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| Year | 1902 |
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| In circulation to | 31 August 1921 |
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| Obverse description | At right, a vignette of a female portrait with flowers in her hair; at centre, the small coat of arms of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy rendered in intaglio. The face bears German-language inscriptions with the denomination rendered additionally in eight other languages of the monarchy, and is framed by fine guilloche border work. |
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| Reverse description | At right, a female portrait vignette with flowers in her hair, mirroring the obverse composition; at centre, the Hungarian coat of arms is rendered in intaglio. The reverse carries text exclusively in Hungarian and is framed by guilloche border work consistent with the obverse design. |
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The Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank's 1000 Kronen series of 1902 was printed in Vienna by the State Printing Office and represented the highest circulating denomination of the dual monarchy's banknote system at the time. Notes of this value were essentially wholesale instruments — they moved between banks, merchants, and government treasuries rather than through ordinary retail transactions, which is why genuinely circulated examples with honest wear are actually less common than one might expect.
The series remained in circulation well past the 1918 collapse of Austria-Hungary. Both the successor Austrian and Czechoslovak authorities overstamped or perforated surviving notes during the 1919 currency division, and unstamped examples had no legal tender status in either successor state.