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10 Heller Wachau - Emmersdorf
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Spitz an der Donau |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Printer | Eduard Sieger, Wien |
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| Obverse lettering | Wachauer Notgeld Gutschein über Zehn Heller Giltig bis 30. Sept. 1920. EMMERSDORF 10 |
| Reverse description | Plain cream paper reverse with an all-text layout in Gothic and Roman typefaces. A dotted-border frame encloses the heading 'WACHAUER NOTGELD. / GUTSCHEIN DER GEMEINDE / SPITZ AN DER DONAU.' at the top, with denomination '10' at each upper side. The body text sets out the municipal guarantee obligation and redemption terms at the Gemeindekasse, followed by the warning 'NACHAHMUNG WIRD BESTRAFT.' Below, three signature lines are ruled for the Vizebürgermeister, Bürgermeister, and 1. Geschäftsführender Gemeinderat, each bearing a handwritten signature. |
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Part of the vast Austrian Notgeld wave that followed the economic collapse of the First World War, this 10 Heller note was issued by the Marktgemeinde Spitz an der Donau to address the acute small-denomination coin shortage that paralyzed everyday commerce across the former empire after 1918. Thousands of Austrian municipalities issued their own emergency scrip during this period, but the Wachau series stands out for its deliberate artistic ambition — local designer Rudolf Werner contributed artwork printed by Eduard Sieger in Vienna, a firm that handled considerable Notgeld volume during these years.
The Emmersdorf designation links this note to a specific locality within the broader Wachau issuing district.