10 Kronen, Austro-Hungarian Bank, Austria, 1922 (Pick 75)

This 10 Kronen note was issued in Austria by the Austro-Hungarian Bank, dated 1922. It belongs to the Krone (1919-1925) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1919-1934). It measures 94 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 75.

Obverse: Small note. Purple print. Image of young woman at right. Scripts: Latin and Latin (Fraktur blackletter). Its lettering reads “Die Oesterreichische=ungarische Bank, / österreichische Geschäftsführung, zahlt gegen diese Banknote / bei ihrer Hauptanstalt in Wien sofort auf Verlangen / Zehn Kronen / in gesetzlichem Metallgelde. Wien, 2. Jänner 1922. / Oesterreichische=ungarische Bank / Generalrat Gouverneur Generalsekretär / ZEHN”. Translation given in the catalogue: “The Austro-Hungarian Bank, Austrian Managing Directors will immediately pay ten Crowns in lawful precious metal upon surrender of this banknote at its main office in Wien (Vienna). Wien (Vienna), the 2nd of January 1922. The Austro-Hungarian Bank < 3”.

Reverse: Purple print. Series- and serial-numbers appear in red at lower left and lower right. Its lettering reads “ZEHN ✶ KRONEN / DIE NACHMACHUNG DER BANKNO- / TEN WIRD GESETZLICH BESTRAFT. / 10”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Ten Crowns. Counterfeiting of banknotes is punishable by law.”. Design is credited to Rudolf Junk and Rudolf Rössler. Demonetized: 31 May 1922. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.