Catalog
| Issuer | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (overstamp on Austro-Hungarian Bank note) |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is an overstamped Austro-Hungarian Bank 50 Kronen note dated 2 January 1914, bearing the violet circular handstamp of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ('Краљевство Срба, Хрвата и Словенаца') applied at upper left, together with a small green fiscal stamp. A central oval vignette presents a female portrait in three-quarter view set within an intricate guilloche surround, flanked by decorative rosettes, with the denomination '50' in the upper right corner; the denominations are rendered in multiple languages down the left margin panel. The lower text band carries the issuing bank name 'OESTERREICHISCH-UNGARISCHE BANK' and the value 'FÜNFZIG KRONEN' in bold letterpress, with two signature facsimiles and their titles below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the underlying Austro-Hungarian Bank note shows a central oval vignette of a female portrait in three-quarter view, framed by elaborate guilloche latticework and decorative rosettes, with the numeral '50' at each upper corner. The lower portion carries the Hungarian-language text 'ÖTVEN KORONA' in bold letterpress above the bank name 'OSZTRAK-MAGYAR BANK', flanked on both sides by warning panels in Hungarian script. An oval arms cartouche with the Hungarian coat of arms appears at lower right, and a serial number and plate number are visible at upper right; a violet 'ÖTVEN KRONA' overstamp has been applied across the right side. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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