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10 Heller Thann
| Issuer | Gemeinde Thann (Upper Austria) |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Blue letterpress printing on plain paper within a double-ruled rectangular border with stylized scroll ornaments at the lower corners. A central oval vignette portrays a rococo-style gondola scene in which an elegantly dressed couple is seated beneath a canopied bower of twisted rope and foliage, with a winged putto standing at the stern; the scene is rendered in fine line engraving with a detailed water treatment below. The denomination "10 Heller" appears in the upper left and upper right corners, with the legend "GUTSCHEIN" across the top and "DER GEMEINDE THANN. OÖ." in bold lettering along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted paper ground carrying a centered block of typeset German text in a serif font, stating the conditions of redemption and a warning against counterfeiting. The lower portion bears the printed signature line of the local authority, identifying the issuing official by name and title. |
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Thann is a small municipality in Upper Austria, and this 10 Heller note is one of the thousands of Austrian Notgeld issues that flooded the country after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monetary system left local communities without adequate small change. Municipal authorities — Bürgermeister, local councils, cooperative committees — took matters into their own hands, issuing their own emergency currency backed by nothing more formal than community trust and the expectation of eventual redemption.
The Jaksc/Pick reference JPR1067-10 places this firmly in the documented Austrian local issue corpus, but Thann's series is obscure even by Notgeld standards. Josef Krawinkler's signature as authorizing official is the primary identification anchor for this specific piece.