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10 Heller Rannariedl
| Issuer | Gemeinde Rannariedl (Municipality of Rannariedl) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1920 |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress note with a double-ruled border enclosing the entire design. A central oval vignette presents a detailed view of Rannariedl Castle, set against a lightly wooded hillside. The denomination numeral '10' appears in large bold type to the left and right of the vignette, each flanked by ribbon banners inscribed 'HELLER'; the issuer name 'RANNARIEDL A/D' is set in large display type above the vignette, surmounted by the legend 'KASSENSCHEIN DER GEMEINDE'. The notation 'I. AUFLAGE' (First Issue) appears in the upper right corner, and a two-line guarantee text, date '20. JUNI 1920', and the facsimile signature of the Gemeindevorsteher are printed in the lower portion. |
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| Reverse description | Plain cream-coloured reverse with a single rectangular ruled border. The upper portion carries a two-line dedicatory verse in German, followed by a single initial 'M.' The central text states the redemption obligation of the Municipality of Rannariedl in legal tender by 31 December 1920, with the date 'Rannariedl, 20. Juni 1920.' set in bold. A counterfeiting warning closes the lower section, all text typeset in a clean serif letterpress. |
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Rannariedl is a small market town on the south bank of the Danube in Upper Austria, and this 10 Heller note is a product of the Notgeld wave that flooded Austria between 1919 and 1922. The collapse of the Austro-Hungarian crown's purchasing power left municipalities scrambling for small change — coins had effectively vanished from circulation, hoarded or melted, and the central government was in no position to supply substitutes. Local authorities issued their own paper in denominations too small for anyone else to bother counterfeiting.
Gesellschaft für Graphische Industrie, operating out of Vienna's sixth district, was a commercial printer that handled a substantial volume of Austrian municipal Notgeld during this period — not a specialist security printer, but a practical choice for small communities with limited budgets.