Crohn Fiume

After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the Austro-Hungarian bank , jointly managed by Austria and Hungary, continued to issue the Austro-Hungarian krone, which remained the common currency of Austria , Hungary , Czechoslovakia and circulated in territories that were part of other countries. However, in 1919, the new states began to create national monetary systems ^[1] .

In January 1919, the Austro-Hungarian bank notes were stamped in the former territories of Austria-Hungary, which were part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes . In March of the same year, stamping of banknotes was performed by Czechoslovakia and Austria.

By a decision of the Italian National Council (Fiume Government), on April 18, 1919, Austro-Hungarian banknotes were stamped with two types of round stamps - with the Savoy coat of arms and with the inscription “CITTA DI FIUME”. After the seizure of the city in September 1919 by Italian nationalists and the coming to power of the government of D'Annunzio, a new series of banknotes of the Austro-Hungarian Bank with a rectangular stamp 45 × 60 mm with the inscription “CITTA DI FIUME. INSTITUTO CREDITO del CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE ” ^[2] .

The Krone Fiume was the currency unit of Fiume until September 26, 1920, when the Italian lira was declared the new currency. Crohn, however, was in circulation for several more years. On February 24, 1924, the royal decree established the date and rate of withdrawal of the crown from circulation - April 30, 1924, 1 crown = 0.40 lira.

• Rádóczy G. A legújabb kori magyar pénzek (1892-1981). - Budapest: Corvina, 1984. - 216 p. - ISBN 963-13-1528-2 .

• Numismatics Rijeka 1848-2002 site muzej-rijeka.hr (Croatian)