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10 Heller Stein an der Donau
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Stein an der Donau |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 10 Hellers (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress Notgeld note with the denomination numeral '10' in each corner within decorative scroll vignettes. A central rectangular panel carries a detailed topographic view of Stein an der Donau with its twin-towered baroque church and the Danube in the foreground, surmounted by the legend 'Notgeld der Gemeinde' in gothic script along the top border. Below the vignette, an eagle shield bearing the town's 'S' monogram is flanked by the inscription 'HELLER' in bold letterpress, with authorizing text panels on either side carrying the date '9 April 1920' and facsimile signatures, and the issuer name 'Stadt Stein a. d. D.' in gothic script along the bottom border. |
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| Reverse description | Plain buff paper reverse with the denomination numeral '10' in each corner. A central bordered text panel in gothic blackletter script carries the full title 'Kassenschein der Stadtgemeinde Stein a. D. über 10 Heller' as a headline, followed by a formal declaration in German stating the issue of interest-free cash vouchers to the value of 100,000 Kronen, the acceptance period until 1 October 1920, and the redemption conditions at the municipal treasury between 16 and 30 September 1920. The printer's imprint 'J. Faber, Krems' appears below the text panel. |
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Stein an der Donau — now administratively merged with Krems — issued this Heller note during Austria's acute postwar currency fragmentation, when municipal and even village authorities across the former empire printed their own Notgeld to compensate for the chronic shortage of small-denomination coins. The printer, J. Faber of Krems, was a local firm producing emergency issues for several nearby communities in the Wachau region during this period.
By 1920 the Austrian government was actively trying to suppress municipal Notgeld circulation, having issued a series of directives demanding withdrawal. Many of these hyper-local issues were redeemed and destroyed quickly, which accounts for the relative scarcity of surviving Stein an der Donau pieces today.