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Central bank of the Habsburg Monarchy
The Austro-Hungarian Bank (German: Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank, Hungarian: Osztrák–Magyar Bank, Czech: Rakousko-uherská banka, Polish: Bank Austriacko-Węgierski, Serbo-Croatian: Austro-Ugarska banka, Italian: Banca austro-ungarica, Ukrainian: Австро-Угорський банк) was the central bank of the Habsburg Monarchy in the 19th and early 20th centuries.2 It is headquartered in Palais Ferstel.1 It ceased to exist in 1922.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Austro-Hungarian Bank (German: Oesterreichisch-ungarische Bank, Hungarian: Osztrák–Magyar Bank, Czech: Rakousko-uherská banka, Polish: Bank Austriacko-Węgierski, Serbo-Croatian: Austro-Ugarska banka, Italian: Banca austro-ungarica, Ukrainian: Австро-Угорський банк) was the central bank of the Habsburg Monarchy in the 19th and early 20th centuries.2
The first note-issuing institution in the Habsburg Monarchy was the Municipal Bank of Vienna or Wiener Stadtbank, established in 1706. It started issuing banknotes in 1762, which were known as "Bancozettel". During the Napoleonic Wars, the imperial Austrian government issued paper money of its own and rapidly increased its supply to finance the war effort, causing inflation.
From Wikipedia’s article on Austro-Hungarian Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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