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10 Heller Maria-Enzersdorf
| Issuer | Gemeinde Maria-Enzersdorf (Municipality of Maria Enzersdorf) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and black on salmon-toned paper, framed by an elaborate border of grapevines, leaves, and grape clusters. Two circular vignettes occupy the upper half: the left presents the ruins of the Rauchkogel tower, the right an old wine press (Alte Weinpresse), both rendered in fine letterpress illustration. The denomination "10" appears in bold Gothic script between the vignettes, flanked by the word "Heller" on each side, with the issuer legend in Gothic blackletter below; the designer credit "Entwurf Fritz Karl Mundt" is inscribed at the foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | Die Kammeramtskassa der Gemeinde Maria-Enzersdorf löst diesen Gutschein in der Zeit von 1.-31. Dezember 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargeld ein. Vizebürgermeister: Bürgermeister: Vizebürgermeister: Kämmerer: |
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Maria Enzersdorf is a small town south of Vienna, and like hundreds of Austrian municipalities in 1920, it issued its own emergency currency — Notgeld — to address the catastrophic coin shortage that followed the collapse of the Habsburg monarchy. These local notes filled the gap left by a central banking system in no condition to supply small-denomination coinage to rural communities.
Fritz Karl Mundt designed a number of Austrian Notgeld issues during this period, and his involvement here elevates what might otherwise be a purely functional piece. Small-denomination municipal Notgeld was typically redeemed and destroyed quickly once federal coinage returned to circulation, which is why surviving examples at any grade are underrepresented in collections relative to their original print runs.