Catalog
10 Heller Kapelln
| Issuer | Hans Kaiser (merchant), Kapelln a.d. Perschling |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 Heller S. Kaiser, Kapelln, N.Ö. Dieser Gutschein wird im Verkehr mit meiner Kunde zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot ausgegeben. |
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| Reverse lettering | Gutschein über 10 Heller herausgegeben von Hans Kaiser Spezerei-, Manufaktur-, Kurz- und Wirkwarenhandlung Tabak-Trafik, Stempel-, Briefmarken- und Pulververschleiß. Kapelln a.d. Perschling Buchdruckerei Herzogenburg |
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One of thousands of Austrian Notgeld issues produced by local merchants and municipalities during the severe coin shortage of 1920–1921, this 10 Heller piece was authorized by Hans Kaiser, a private tradesman rather than a municipal body — meaning it functioned essentially as a store token backed by his personal credit. The printer, Buchdruckerei Herzogenburg, was a small regional press serving Lower Austria, and its output for these emergency issues was entirely utilitarian.
Kapelln an der Perschling is a small market town in Lower Austria. That a single merchant could issue circulating paper at this scale reflects how completely the Habsburg monetary infrastructure had collapsed after 1918.