German money in Austria 1938-45
In 1938 - just a few days after the annexing of Austria by German (12 March 1938) the Austrian Central Bank (Österreichische Nationalbank) was taken over by the German central bank (Deutsche Reichsbank). All its property (gold, foreign currency etc.) was transferred and German
administrators took over key roles in the bank.
Already on 17 March 1938 a law was issued, which ordered the replacement of the Austrian Schilling by
the German Reichsmark. The Schilling was exchanged at a rate of 1 Reichsmark to 1.5 Schillings. The
German Reichsmark notes and coins were now also used in Austria.
German banknotes in Austria
5 Rentenmark 1926
This note was issued by Deutsche Rentenbank Berlin. It is dated 2. January 1926.
(P# Germany 169 / Ro 164)
10 Reichsmark 1929
This note was issued by Reichsbankdirektorium Berlin. It is dated 22. January 1929.
(P# Germany 180 / Ro 173)
20 Reichsmark 1929
This note was issued by Reichsbankdirektorium Berlin. It is dated 22. January 1929.
(P# Germany 181 / Ro 174)
50 Reichsmark 1933
This note was issued by Reichsbankdirektorium Berlin. It is dated 30. March 1933.
(P# Germany 182 / Ro 175)
100 Reichsmark 1935
This note was issued by Reichsbankdirektorium Berlin. It is dated 24. June 1935.
(P# Germany 183 / Ro 176)
1,000 Reichsmark 1936
This note was issued by Reichsbankdirektorium Berlin. It is dated 22. February 1936.
(P# Germany 184 / Ro 177)
1 Rentenmark 1937
This note was issued by Deutsche Rentenbank Berlin. It is dated 30. January 1937.
(P# Germany 173 / Ro 166)
2 Rentenmark 1937
This note was issued by Deutsche Rentenbank Berlin. It is dated 30. January 1937.
(P# Germany 174 / Ro 167)
20 Reichsmark 1939
This note was issued by Deutsche Reichsbank Berlin. It is dated 15 June 1939. The design was copied from the planned Austrian 100 Schilling banknote of 1936, which was never issued.
(P# Germany 185 / Ro 178)
5 Reichsmark 1942
This note was issued by Deutsche Reichsbank Berlin. It is dated 1 August 1942.
(P# Germany 186 / Ro 179)
Emergency Issues 1945
During the last days of the war in 1945 some regional emergncy issues of banknotes were produced in Austria. The money supply through the central bank (Deutsche Reichsbank Berlin) had become unreliable.
10 Reichsmark 1945
This note was issued by the Reichsbankstellen (branches of the Reichsbank) Graz, Linz and Salzburg in Austria. It is dated 22 January 1929.
(P# 188 / Ro 180)
50 Reichsmark 1945
This note was issued by the Reichsbankstellen (branches of the Reichsbank) Graz, Linz and Salzburg in Austria. It is dated 30 March 1933.
(P# 189 / Ro 181)
100 Reichsmark 1945
This note was issued by the Reichsbankstellen (branches of the Reichsbank) Graz, Linz and Salzburg in Austria. It is dated 24 June 1935.
(P# 190 / Ro 182)
50 Reichsmark 1945
This note was issued by the Reichsstatthalter for the Reichsgau Kärnten (Carinthia). It is dated 15 April 1945.
(Ro 187)
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