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10 Heller Dürnstein an der Donau
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Dürnstein an der Donau |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Cream-toned Notgeld note with an ornate letterpress border of floral and vine motifs enclosing the entire design. A central rectangular vignette presents a landscape view of the Dürnstein rocky cliffs rising above the Danube river, rendered in a fine illustrative style. The denomination '10' appears in Gothic script at upper left and upper right flanking the issuer title 'Dürnstein a. d. Donau', with 'Heller' inscribed vertically on both sides; patriotic verse texts occupy the lower left and right panels, and the guarantee clause with validity date and facsimile signatures of the Gemeinderat and Bürgermeister appear along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Dürnstein a. d. Donau 10 Heller Heil der Heimat und der Minne, bleibt ihr treu im deutschen Sinne! Unverzagt bleibt unser Herz, wenn auch Notgeld gilt für Erz! Gutschein über zehn Heller.- Die Stadtgemeinde Dürnstein ad Donau haftet für diese Verbindlichkeit mit ihrem ganzen beweglichen und unbeweglichen Vermögen.- Giltig bis 31. Oktober 1920.- Die Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. Gemeinderat: Bürgermeister: MS |
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Dürnstein is one of the smallest municipalities ever to issue its own notgeld — a market town of a few hundred inhabitants perched above the Danube, better known for the ruined castle where Richard I of England was held captive in 1192–93 than for any monetary tradition. The 1920 date places this firmly in the second wave of Austrian notgeld, issued not from genuine coin shortage but from the collector demand that had made municipal scrip a minor commercial enterprise by that point.
Whether this particular piece actually circulated in any meaningful sense is doubtful.