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10 Heller Münzbach
| Issuer | Municipality of Münzbach (Federal State of Upper Austria) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 10 Hellers (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark blue-black ink on pale paper and arranged symmetrically around a central heraldic shield bearing a crayfish (the arms of Münzbach), framed by a decorative ribbon banner inscribed 'MÜNZBACH' in Gothic lettering. The denomination '10 h' appears in large stylized Art Nouveau numerals at the upper left and right corners, while smaller crayfish vignettes occupy the lower left and right border panels. The lower half carries a six-line verse in German script explaining the issuance of the Notgeld, flanked on both sides by the validity inscription 'Gültig bis 31. Dez. 1920.' |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 h 10 MÜNZBACH Gültig bis 31. Dez. 1920. An Münzen ist selbst Münzbach arm die liegen wo versteckt und warm. In der papiergeldreichen Zeit hat Münzbach sich hiezu bereit dies Notgeld in Verkehr zu geben zum Zweck: die Kleingeldnot beheben. |
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Münzbach is a small parish in the Perg district of Upper Austria, and this 10 Heller note is a product of the Notgeld wave that swept Austrian municipalities between 1919 and 1921. With the postwar collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monetary system leaving the new Republic of Austria chronically short of small change, thousands of towns — many far smaller than Münzbach — printed their own emergency paper rather than watch local commerce stall entirely.
Parish-level Notgeld from Upper Austria tends to survive in higher grades than urban issues simply because rural communities often printed more than they needed and tucked away remainders.