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10 Heller St. Johann in Tirol
| Issuer | Gemeinde St. Johann in Tirol (Municipality of St. Johann in Tirol) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Krone (1918-1921) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark brown and ochre tones on buff paper, with the denomination numeral '10' in the upper left corner and the abbreviation 'hl.' in the upper right. The central vignette presents the municipal coat of arms of St. Johann in Tirol, rendered as a shield bearing a stylized twin-towered church facade with a prominent spire, executed in a woodcut-inspired graphic style. To the left, Gothic-script text reads 'Zehn-Hellerschein der Gemeinde St. Johann in Tirol,' while to the right the validity legend 'Giltig bis 31. März 1921 / Nachdruck verboten.' appears above the mayor's facsimile signature with the title 'Der Bürgermeister:'; the printer's imprint 'WAGNER, INNSBRUCK.' appears at the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark brown and salmon-pink on buff paper, with a large bold numeral '10' at centre, overprinted in pink, set within a circular toothed frame flanked by stylised edelweiss blossoms at the upper corners. The word 'Heller' appears in Gothic script to the left and right of the central roundel, while the lower band carries the denomination numerals '10' at each corner and the place name 'St. Johann i. Tirol.' in Gothic lettering at centre. The print edition notation '6. AUFLAGE' is inscribed in small capitals at the lower left margin. |
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St. Johann in Tirol issued this 10 Heller note as part of the Austrian Notgeld wave that followed the economic collapse after 1918 — a period when the new Republic's central currency was so unstable and small change so scarce that hundreds of municipalities printed their own emergency money. Wagner in Innsbruck handled a large volume of these Tyrolean municipal issues, and the production quality is accordingly workmanlike rather than artistic.
Josef Hofinger's single signature suggests a streamlined authorization process — by 1921, many municipalities had long since dispensed with the multi-signature validation common in earlier wartime issues.