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50 Kronen
| Issuer | Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank |
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| Year | 1902 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse lettering | DIE NACHMACHUNG DER BANKNOTEN WIRD GESETZLICH BESTRAFT Die Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank zahlt gegen diese Banknote bei ihren Hauptanstalten in Wien und Budapest sofort auf Verlangen Fünfzig Kronen In gesetzlichem Metallgelde Wien, 2. Jänner 1902 Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank PADESÁT KORUN · PIĘĆDZIESIĄT KORON · PETDESET KRON · PEDESET KRUNA ПЯТЬДЕСЯТЬ КОРОНЪ · CINQUANTA CORONE · КРУН · CINCIZECI COROANE SERIE |
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| Reverse lettering | Az Osztrák-magyar bank e bankjegyért bárki kívánságára azonnal fizet bécsi és budapesti főintézeténél ÖTVEN KORONA törvényes érczpénzt Bécs, 1902. január 2. Osztrák-magyar bank A BANKJEGYEK UTÁNZÁSA A TÖRVÉNY SZERINT BÜNTETTETIK SZÁM |
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The Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank's 1902 50 Kronen was produced during a period of relative monetary stability for the Dual Monarchy, following the currency reform of 1892 that replaced the Gulden with the Krone at a fixed 2:1 ratio. That reform took nearly a decade to fully implement in circulation, and by 1902 the bank was still consolidating the series with fresh printings to meet demand across both the Austrian and Hungarian halves of the empire.
The watermark on these notes varies subtly across print runs — a detail worth examining closely, as it has been used to differentiate earlier from later impressions within the P#6 type.