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10 Heller
| Issuer | Land Oberösterreich (Federal State of Upper Austria) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed in black on cream paper in a typographic style typical of Austrian Notgeld issues. The heraldic coat of arms of Upper Austria appears in decorative cartouches at both the left and right margins, with the denomination '10 Heller' printed in large numerals beneath each. The central field carries the title inscription in Gothic script at the top, the denomination 'Zehn Heller' in a bold display typeface, a redemption clause in smaller Gothic text, the place and date 'Linz a. D., 1. Juni 1920', and the printed signatures of the Landeshauptmann and his deputies below. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein des Landes Oberösterreich Zehn Heller Für die Einlösung dieses Gutscheines in gesetzlichem Bargelde innerhalb der öffentlich verlautbarten Frist haftet das Land Oberösterreich. Linz a. D., 1. Juni 1920 J. R. Hauser Landeshauptmann Dr. Schlegel J. Gruber F. Langoth Landeshauptmann-Stellvertreter J.F.E.L. |
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Upper Austria's 10 Heller Notgeld of 1920 was a provincial stopgap issued because the new Austrian Republic simply could not produce small-denomination coinage fast enough after the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system. The federal government effectively delegated the problem downward, leaving individual Länder and municipalities to print their own fractional currency — which is why pieces like this one bear the signatures of provincial officials rather than any central bank authority.
Four signatories is unusual for a note this small. Franz Langoth, one of the deputies listed, would later become a prominent figure in Austrian National Socialism — an uncomfortable footnote to an otherwise mundane piece of fiscal administration.