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Austria Hungary, collector picture from the “Palmin” collector series of “Main countries of Europe”, colour lithograph, around 1900

A deceptive image of harmony: The Austrian half of the Empire is represented by a mountain shepherdess, while Hungary is in the form of a shepherd from the Danube plains.

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IMAGNO/Austrian Archives

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  • Chapter

    The crisis of dualism

    The two halves of the Dual Monarchy evolved in different directions after 1867. Opinions about the rights and obligations of the two parts of the empire with regard to the state as a whole diverged increasingly.