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10 Heller Wachau - Schönbühel
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Spitz an der Donau (Market Town of Spitz on the Danube) |
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| Reference(s) | Jaksc/Pick#1122 |
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| Obverse lettering | Wachauer Notgeld Schönbühel. Gutschein der Marktgemeinde Spitz a. d. D. Giltig bis 30. September 1920. 10 Heller |
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| Reverse lettering | Wachauer Notgeld. Gutschein der Marktgemeinde Spitz a. d. D. 10 Heller 2. Auflage. Diese Gutscheine sind unverzinslich. Die Marktgemeinde Spitz a. d. Donau haftet mit ihrem ganzen beweglichen und unbeweglichen Vermögen für die Verbindlichkeit, diesen Schein bis 30. September 1920 in Zahlung zu nehmen und in der Zeit vom 15. bis 30. September 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde einzulösen. Die Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. Vizebürgermeister: Bürgermeister: 1. geschäftsf. G.-Rat: |
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Wachau Notgeld of this type was issued during the Austrian emergency currency period of 1920, when chronic coin shortages left municipalities scrambling to produce their own small-denomination substitutes. Spitz an der Donau, a wine-producing market town in the Wachau valley, was among hundreds of Austrian Gemeinden that commissioned locally themed issues — partly functional, partly aimed at the nascent collector trade that had already begun absorbing Notgeld as a revenue stream rather than a necessity.
The Schönbühel designation likely references the Schönbühel-Aggsbach parish area nearby, distinguishing this issue within a broader Wachau regional series.