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50 Kronen
| Issuer | Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank |
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| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Two allegorical female figures representing Agriculture and Science are central to the vignette composition. The small coat of arms of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy is positioned in the upper centre of the note. The design is rendered in the ornate intaglio style typical of early twentieth-century Central European banknote production. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents two allegorical female figures analogous to those on the obverse, accompanied by the Hungarian arms. Text inscriptions appear in Hungarian, reflecting the bilingual character of the Austro-Hungarian monetary union. |
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The Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank's 1902 series was produced during a period of relative monetary stability in the Dual Monarchy, but the 50 Kronen denomination circulated hard and long — notes of this type were still turning up in commerce well into the First World War, years past their intended replacement. The Austro-Hungarian krone had been established by the currency reform of 1892, abandoning the gulden system, and by 1902 the Bank was refining the series rather than overhauling it.
Pick 6 examples with clean signatures are noticeably scarcer than the later issues; the combination of heavy use and wartime paper shortages meant survivors were rarely in good condition when withdrawn.