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10 Heller Blindenmarkt
| Issuer | Gemeinde Blindenmarkt (Municipality of Blindenmarkt) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Plain yellow-ochre ground with a simple scrollwork border in black letterpress running along all four margins. The centre of the note is occupied by a lengthy German-language text block detailing the legal basis and redemption conditions of the voucher, citing the municipal council resolution of 19 March 1920. The denomination 'Zehn 10 Heller' is repeated in Gothic blackletter script across the lower portion, flanked by small ornamental rosettes. |
| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Blindenmarkt Niederösterreich. 10 10 Heller Heller Die Gemeinde Blindenmarkt gibt auf Grund des Sitzungsbeschlusses vom 19. März 1920 Gutscheine zu 10, 20 und 50 Heller aus und haftet für die Verbindlichkeit, diese Scheine in gesetzlichem Bargeld einzulösen. Diese Gutscheine haben bis 30. Dezember 1920 Gültigkeit, sind unverzinslich und werden im Monate Dezember 1920 im Gemeindeamte Blindenmarkt (Niederösterr.) in gesetzl. Bargeld eingelöst. Später vorgwiesene Scheine werden nicht eingelöst. Die Nachahmung dieses Scheines wird gesetzl. bestraft. Zehn 10 Heller |
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Blindenmarkt is a small market town in Lower Austria, and this 10 Heller note is a product of the catastrophic currency fragmentation that followed Austria-Hungary's collapse — local municipalities issuing their own emergency paper because the central supply of small-denomination coinage had simply dried up. These Notgeld issues were a practical fix, not a monetary experiment. Printed locally by Franz Rielar in nearby Amstetten, it carries three signatories: the Bürgermeister, his deputy, and a council member, which gave even the smallest issues a veneer of municipal authority.
The JPR0093b designation indicates a variant within the Blindenmarkt series — likely a paper or colour distinction from the 0093a type.