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500 Gulden
| Issuer | Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Escompte- und Creditbank |
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| Value | 500 Gulden |
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| Obverse lettering | CASSA-SCHEIN NUMMER DIE OESTERR. UNGAR. Escompte- und Creditbank zahlt laut rückseitigen Bestimmungen FÜNFHUNDERT GULDEN OEST. W. an den UEBERBRINGER nebst den bis zum Verfalltage aufgelaufenen Zinsen. Wien, 18 DIE HAUPTKASSA Der Oesterr. Ungar. Escompte u. Creditbank TAGE 60 TAGE 500 |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse with printed terms and conditions governing redemption of the voucher, consistent with standard Cassa-Schein practice of the period. |
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The Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Escompte- und Creditbank was one of the major Viennese commercial banks operating under the Dual Monarchy's financial framework, distinct from the Austro-Hungarian Bank that held note-issuing privilege. A 500 Gulden denomination from a private commercial bank suggests this was almost certainly a commercial instrument — a promissory note, draft, or bearer document — rather than circulating currency in the public sense. The Gulden itself was replaced by the Krone at a 1:2 ratio in 1892.
A. Hatz & Söhne was an established Viennese printing firm that handled commercial and financial documents. The unlisted Pick reference means surviving examples are rare enough that no standard classification exists.