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10 Heller
| Issuer | Freiwillige Feuerwehr Osternach bei Ort i. J. (Voluntary Fire Brigade of Osternach, Upper Austria) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in green on cream paper, the note bears a decorative border of interlocking guilloche ornaments. The denomination '10' appears in large bold numerals at centre top, flanked by the legends 'Kassen-' and 'Schein.' with 'Heller' below. A text block identifies the issuing Freiwillige Feuerwehr and states the redemption obligation, with three signatories named at foot. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a halftone photographic vignette printed in green, showing a group of figures posed before the historic church of Osternach with a pointed steeple and surrounding trees. A caption inscription at the lower edge identifies the subject and dates the structure to 953 AD. |
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One of thousands of Austrian Notgeld issues from the 1920–1921 inflation period, this 10 Heller was authorized and signed by the local fire brigade of Osternach, a small village near Ort im Innkreis in Upper Austria. Municipal and civic bodies across Austria issued emergency scrip when the postwar coin shortage made small-denomination transactions nearly impossible — fire brigades, church congregations, and consumer cooperatives all became, briefly, issuers of currency.
Three signatories authenticated each note: the deputy commander, the brigade commander, and the treasurer. That triple-signature structure was common for organizations without a formal banking mandate, distributing accountability across officers.