Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Gallneukirchen (Market Town of Gallneukirchen) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 10 Hellers (0.10) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Zur Behebung der heutigen Kleingeldnot gibt die Marktgemeinde Gallneukirchen auf Grund des Gemeindeausschußbeschlusses vom 24. April 1920 Gutscheine bis zu einem Gesamtbetrage von sechzigtausend Kronen aus. Diese Gutscheine werden in der Zeit bis 31. Dezember 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargeld bei der Gemeindetassa eingelöst. Der Bürgermeister: Johann Stingeder. 10 Nachmachung wird gesetzlich bestraft. 10 |
| Signature(s) | Johann Stingeder |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Gallneukirchen's 10 Heller notgeld dates from the chaotic monetary contraction that followed Austria's post-war reorganization, when the collapse of the Habsburg economy left small municipalities scrambling to produce their own fractional currency simply to make change. The market town — a small community northeast of Linz — issued these notes under the authority of its Bürgermeister, with Johann Stingeder's signature providing the necessary local authentication.
Austrian municipal notgeld of this period was typically printed in short runs and redeemed quickly, which counterintuitively makes low-denomination survivors scarcer than their face value suggests.