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Austro-Hungarian krone

Austro-Hungarian krone: a historical unit of account.

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Austro-Hungarian krone: documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS Austrian gulden — pre-1892 unitAustrian gulden 1892 · DocumentedThe krone replaced the gulden at twokronen per gulden. Gulden notes continuedDocumented connection · 1892 · The krone replaced the gulden at two kronen per gulden. Gulden notes continued through the transition to 1900. Austrian krone — post-imperial currencyAustrian krone 1919 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1919 Czechoslovak koruna — 1919–1939 currencyCzechoslovak koruna 1919 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1919 Post-imperial crown circulating in the South Slav kingdomPost-imperial crown circulatingin the South Slav kingdom 1919–1920 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1919–1920 Hungarian korona — post-imperial account unitHungarian korona 1920 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1920 Austro-Hungarian kroneAustro-Hungarian krone Currency history

The story

Czechoslovak currency separated from the Austro-Hungarian crown through the 1919 reform. Stamping occurred in March; national koruna legislation followed. No confiscated/blocked holdings treated as freely convertible cash. [1]

March25, 1919 legislation converted covered crown contracts and Austrian-resident checking deposits at par into Austrian stamped-crown obligations. [2]

Turning points

Currency replacement

The krone replaced the gulden at two kronen per gulden. Gulden notes continued through the transition to 1900. [3]

Sources and evidence

  1. Jaroslav Moravec / Czech National Bank · Sbohem padesátihaléři, sbohem dvacetikoruno! — část 1; Czech National Bank · Monetary timeline C852 ↗
  2. Peter M. Garber and Michael G. Spencer · The Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Lessons for Currency Reform (1994), Princeton E191 C1630 ↗
  3. Oesterreichische Nationalbank · Workshop 13 — Austrian currency reform in 1892 C844 ↗

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“Austro-Hungarian krone.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000322.html

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