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10 Heller Gmunden
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Gmunden |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Printer | Salzkammergut-Druckerei Gmunden |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark blue on buff paper, the obverse is framed by a bold decorative border with Art Nouveau-style foliate scrollwork. The denomination numeral '10' appears in large block letters at left and right, flanking a central circular vignette of a traditional sailing vessel on the Traunsee with a mountainous backdrop. The issuer inscription 'STADTGEMEINDE GMUNDEN' runs along the lower portion in bold letterpress type, with 'ZEHN HELLER' at the top and the year '1920' and designer initials 'ETA' marked within the upper vignette area. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark blue on buff paper, the reverse carries a central text panel within a ruled rectangular frame, flanked on the left by the quartered arms of Gmunden and on the right by the Austrian eagle coat of arms, each set within vertical decorative columns bearing repeated denomination numerals '10'. The text panel bears the voucher title 'GUTSCHEIN DER STADT GMUNDEN' in large bold type above a redemption clause, the date 'GMUNDEN. AM 31. MÄRZ 1920.', and the manuscript signature of the Bürgermeister; the legend 'ZEHN HELLER' is repeated at the top and bottom of the composition. The printer's imprint 'SALZKAMMERGUT-DRUCKEREI GMUNDEN' appears below the lower border. |
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Gmunden's wartime and postwar small-change shortage — the Kleingeldnot — forced hundreds of Austrian municipalities to print their own emergency Heller notes, a phenomenon that peaked between 1919 and 1921. This 10 Heller piece is a product of that crisis, issued by the town government rather than any banking authority, and printed locally by the Salzkammergut-Druckerei, a press already rooted in the region's publishing trade.
The Jaksc/Pick reference suffix "IId" indicates a specific paper or color variant within the Gmunden series — collectors should verify which distinguishing detail applies before attributing examples.