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10 Heller Mattighofen
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Mattighofen (Market Town of Mattighofen) |
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| Currency | Krone (1918-1921) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark blue on plain buff paper, the obverse is framed by a simple ruled border with ornamental corner pieces at each angle. The denomination numeral '10' and 'HELLER' appear in the upper left and upper right corners, flanking a central decorative foliate vignette at the top. The issuer name 'MATTIGHOFEN' is set in large Gothic blackletter type across the centre, above which runs the legend 'Die Marktgemeinde' in Roman script. Below, a multi-line text in German Kurrent-style typeface states the redemption obligation by resolution of the municipal committee, valid until 31 December 1920. |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 Zehn Heller |
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Mattighofen's wartime Heller notgeld was a direct product of the coin shortage that gripped Austria from 1914 onward — small denomination metal coinage disappeared almost immediately into hoarding and melting, forcing municipalities across the empire to issue their own emergency paper. Mattighofen, a small market town in Upper Austria, was one of hundreds that filled the gap this way, though its series remains relatively obscure compared to the more elaborately printed municipal issues from larger Styrian and Tyrolean centers.
The JPR0594c suffix suggests this is one of several variants within the Mattighofen issue — likely differentiated by date, signature, or overprint detail rather than a fundamental redesign.