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10 Heller Herzogenburg
| Issuer | Buchdruckerei Herzogenburg |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green on cream paper, with an interlaced geometric guilloche border framing the entire field. The issuer name 'Buchdruckerei Herzogenburg.' appears in Gothic blackletter script across the top, below which the word 'Gutschein' is set in large display type. The denomination '10 Heller' is stated in blackletter numerals on both the left and right flanks, with a central red circular stamp bearing an interlaced monogram, above the word 'über'; the series designation 'Serie 2' appears in red at the left margin. A three-line redemption clause in Gothic script occupies the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | Buchdruckerei Herzogenburg. Gutschein über Serie 2 10 Heller 10 Heller Dieser Gutschein wird im Verkehr mit unserer Kundschaft zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot ausgegeben und für obigen Betrag eingelöst. |
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Herzogenburg is a small town in Lower Austria, and this note is a product of the Notgeld wave that swept Austrian and German municipalities during and after the First World War. Local printers — often newspaper presses or stationery shops — were pressed into service issuing emergency small change when coins vanished from circulation hoarded or melted. Buchdruckerei Herzogenburg was simply the town's print shop, not a financial institution in any conventional sense.
The issuing authority and the printer are the same entity, which tells you everything about the improvised nature of this instrument.