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50 Groschen
| Issuer | Alliierte Militärbehörde |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse lettering | ALLIIERTE MILITÄRBEHÖRDE SERIE 1944 IN OESTERREICH AUSGEGEBEN FÜNFZIG GROSCHEN 50 GROSCHEN (Translation: ALLIED MILITARY AUTHORITY / SERIES 1944 / ISSUED IN AUSTRIA / FIFTY GROSCHEN / 50 GROSCHEN) |
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| Protection description | P#A102a: watermark reading 'MILITARY AUTHORITY', barely visible, without wavy lines; P#A102b: watermark with wavy lines |
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The Allied Military Authority schillings and groschen were printed in both the United States and Britain for use in Austria following liberation — this 50 Groschen belongs to the British-produced series, completed by De La Rue just days before Germany's formal surrender. The print date of 30 April 1945 is, by grim coincidence, the same day Hitler died in Berlin.
These notes circulated alongside the nearly identical American-printed equivalents, distinguishable mainly by subtle typographic differences. Austrian civilians had little reason to care which Allied press produced their change.