Reconstruction Fund - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1948 - 75 Groschen

Industrial installations were particularly frequent targets of air raids and hostilities were also conducted with particular intensity in their surroundings. In Vienna, e.g. the gas generators and piping network were damaged, with more than 2,000 bomb hits to be fixed in the course of reconstruction. In addition, the destruction of the Danube and Danube canal bridges destroyed all feeder pipelines for gas and gas over the Danube. The gas supply of Vienna could be ensured again until the end of 1945, above all thanks to the dedicated efforts of its employees. Due to the lack of solid fuels, the gas supply was of particular importance at that time. The gas-fired products such as pure benzene, coke or crude tar were also an essential basis of the fuel supply during this time after the war. The jobs secured by their production were also an important source of livelihood for many people at that time.