Oesterreichische Nationalbank
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The Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB, lit. 'Austrian National Bank') is the Austrian member of the Eurosystem and was the monetary authority for Austria from 1923 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1998, issuing the Austrian schilling.
Headquarters | Vienna |
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Established | 1 January 1923; 101 years ago (1923-01-01) |
Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
Governor | Robert Holzmann |
Central bank of | Austria |
Currency | Euro EUR (ISO 4217) |
Reserves | 9 620 million USD[1] |
Preceded by | Austro-Hungarian Bank |
Succeeded by | European Central Bank (1999)1 |
Website | oenb.at |
1 The Oesterreichische Nationalbank still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB. |
It started operations on 1 January 1923 under the economic assistance provided to Austria by the Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations, replacing the Austro-Hungarian Bank with its name recalling that of the Austro-Hungarian Bank's predecessor entity founded in 1816. It was liquidated following the Anschluss in March 1938, and re-established in July 1945.
The OeNB is a joint-stock corporation governed by special legislative provision. Its entire capital of €12 million has been held by the Austrian federal government since May 2010, with shareholder rights exercised by the Minister of Finance.[2] Before 2010, half of the capital was in the hands of employer and employee organizations as well as banks and insurance corporations.[citation needed]