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50 Gulden
| Issuer | Gemeinde Stadt Wien / Banco Zettels Haupt-Kasse |
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| Year | 1800 |
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| Value | 50 Gulden |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse with large letterpress denomination inscription "FÜNFZIG GULDEN" in bold blackletter type across the lower portion, consistent with the uniface printing style typical of early Austrian Banco-Zettel issues. |
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| Variants | P#A34a - Issued note P#A34b - "Formulare" |
| Comments |
The Wiener Stadt Banco, operating through the Banco Zettels Haupt-Kasse, issued this 50 Gulden note at a moment of severe fiscal strain — the Habsburg state had been financing near-continuous warfare since 1792, and paper money was multiplying well beyond any metallic backing. By 1800 the Banco Zettel had already lost significant credibility with the public, a slide that culminated in the Finanzpatent of 1811, which devalued all outstanding notes to one-fifth of face value.
Surviving examples from this issue are genuinely scarce. The combination of wartime economic pressure and eventual forced conversion meant most were redeemed, defaced, or simply discarded.