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10 Heller Senftenberg
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Senftenberg (Market Town of Senftenberg, Lower Austria) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Kassenschein der Marktgemeinde Senftenberg über 10 Heller Gültig bis 31. Dezember 1920. Der Vizebürgermeister: Der Bürgermeister: Der Gemeinderat: Marktgemeinde Senftenberg im Kremstal am 15. Mai 1920. |
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| Reverse lettering | Wo der Strom der Nibelungen Zwischen Rebenhängen zieht, Ward für ew'ge Zeit gesungen Deutscher Treue hohes Lied. Deutsch in Lied und Tat zugleich, Bleibe treu, Deutschösterreich! Zur Behebung der Kleingeldnot gibt die Marktgemeinde Senftenberg diese Kassenscheine aus und haftet für diese Verbindlichkeit mit ihrem Vermögen. Serie I. |
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Senftenberg is a small market town in the Kremstal valley, and this 10 Heller note is one of the tens of thousands of Austrian Notgeld issues that flooded the country between 1919 and 1921 when small-denomination coinage vanished almost entirely from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply never reminted after the war's disruptions. Municipal and even parish-level authorities printed their own fractional notes to keep local commerce moving, with no standardized oversight and wildly varying print quality.
The extremely small format reflects the low face value, printed cheaply and intended for rapid local redemption rather than any lasting role.