From the 1980s until 2003 there are documents from Austria Tabak where they declare the introduction year of Memphis as 1897, but in 2005 they launched a new line called Memphis 1896 - and from there on they printed "Since 1896" on the Memphis packs. Austria Tabak can trace its origin to 1784, the year that the tobacco monopoly "Osterreichische Tabakregie" was formed. The name symbolized the origin of the tobacco used in Egypt.
From the 1980s until 2003, there are records from Austria Tabak stating that Memphis was first introduced in 1897, but in 2005, they launched a new line called Memphis 1896 and began printing "Since 1896" on their packs. Austria Tabak's origins date back to 1784 when the tobacco monopoly "Osterreichische Tabakregie" was formed.