Paper money of the Austro-Hungarian gulden

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Austro-Hungarian gulden paper money first appeared after 1881. The inscriptions on the banknotes were in German on the one side and in Hungarian on the other, however, the design for both sides was similar. The banknotes were issued by the Austro-Hungarian Bank and their value was guaranteed with gold cover as enacted in the Banking Act. State notes were issued by the treasury and had no such cover. The banknotes and state notes took part equally in the circulation.

Banknotes after the Ausgleich
Image Value Dimensions Description Date of
Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse printing issue withdrawal
10 Gulden / forint 132 × 89 mm Female models Female models 1 May 1880 3 January 1881 28 February 1903
100 Gulden / forint 153 × 107 mm Allegoric figures Allegoric figures 1 May 1880 31 October 1881 30 April 1904
1000 Gulden / forint 180 × 126 mm Young female models Young female models 1 May 1880 31 October 1881 30 April 1904
State notes after the Ausgleich
1 Gulden / forint 71 × 112 mm Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I of Austria 1 January 1882 6 October 1882 30 June 1890
1 Gulden / forint 68 × 105 mm Franz Joseph I of Austria and child angel Franz Joseph I of Austria and child angel 1 July 1888 13 July 1889 30 June 1890
5 Gulden / forint 136 × 92 mm Franz Joseph I of Austria and female models Franz Joseph I of Austria and female models 1 January 1881 1 October 1881 28 February 1903
50 Gulden / forint 170 × 110 mm Franz Joseph I of Austria and allegoric composition Franz Joseph I of Austria and allegoric composition 1 January 1884 23 May 1884 28 February 1903
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimetre, a standard for world banknotes. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.