1970 AUSTRIA 50 Funfzig Schilling Banknote - 1st Series - VG

The difference between first and second issue of this note, is the second issue has a small overprint text in the bottom left, saying “2. AUFLAGE”


Issuer     Austria
Issuing bank     National Bank of Austria (Österreichische Nationalbank)
Period     Second Republic (1945-date)
Type     Standard circulation banknotes
Year     1970
Value     50 Schilling (50 ATS)
Currency     Second Schilling (1945-2001)
Composition     Paper
Size     140 × 70 mm
Shape     Rectangular
Demonetized     28 February 2002 

Obverse

Ferdinand Raimund
Austrian coat of arms (single headed eagle)

Script: Latin

Lettering:

FÜNFZIG SCHILLING
OESTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBANK
WIEN AM 2. JANNER 1970
PRÄSIDENT
GENERALRAT
GENERALDIREKTOR
FERDINAND RAIMUND
1790-1836

Translation:

Fifty Schilling
Austrian national bank
Vienna on January 2, 1970
President
General Council
Chair of the Managing Board
Ferdinand Raimund
1790-1836

Designer: Roman Hellmann


Reverse

Burgtheater of Vienna

Script: Latin

Lettering:

BURGTHEATER WIEN
FÜNFZIG SCHILLING

Translation:

Burgtheater Vienna
Fifty Schilling

Designer: Roman Hellmann