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10 Heller Windhag bei Waidhofen an der Ybbs
| Issuer | Gemeinde Windhag (Commune of Windhag) |
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| Currency | Krone (1918-1921) |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein Windhag 10 Heller |
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| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Windhag bei Waidhofen an der Ybbs, N.-Ö. Obige Gemeinde haftet für die Verbindlichkeit, diesen Schein bis 30. Dezember 1920 in gef. Gelde einzulösen. Die Nachahmung wird bestraft. 10 HELLER Fr. Radlberger, Vicebürgermstr. Joh. Wagner, Bürgermstr. J. Sehr, Gemeinderat. Druck von F. Kielar, Amstetten. |
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Windhag bei Waidhofen an der Ybbs was one of hundreds of Austrian municipalities that resorted to printing their own emergency small-change notes — Notgeld — during and after the First World War, when coin metal was requisitioned and small denomination currency simply vanished from circulation. The commune turned to F. Kielar in nearby Amstetten, a local commercial printer rather than a specialist banknote firm, which accounts for the straightforward execution typical of rural Lower Austrian issues.
Three signatories authenticate this note, an unusually full complement for a village-level issue, suggesting the commune took the formality seriously. The JPR1244c suffix indicates a variant within the Windhag series.