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20 Helera
| Issuer | Gradska Općina Split (Municipality of Split) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Kruna (1919) |
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| Obverse description | Light blue underprint with black letterpress print. The numeral '20' appears twice in large ornate figures flanking a central blank medallion circle, with decorative scrollwork and acanthus-leaf vignettes in each corner. A small architectural vignette of a fortified tower or castle is centered at the top between the two denomination numerals. |
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| Reverse lettering | DOZNAKA ZA DVADESET KRUNSKIH HELERA što je ispušta upraviteljstvo općine grada Splita, u pomanjkanju sitna novca, na temelju odluka za-ključka općinskog vijeća od 1. srpnja 1919. Gradska gleđionica u Splitu u svako doba plaća za-konom krunskom vriednošću, ali u potpunom iznosu kruna, najmanje pet ovakovih doznaka. u SPLITU, 2. kolovoza 1919. Vilečnici: Predsjednik općine: Doglavnik: |
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Split's municipal government issued small-denomination emergency notes in 1919 to address a severe coin shortage during the chaotic transition period following the collapse of Austria-Hungary and the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The Gradska Općina printed these locally — not an uncommon solution for Croatian coastal municipalities struggling with a currency vacuum as Austro-Hungarian crowns lost authority and the new dinar had yet to fully penetrate daily commerce.
The dry stamp was the municipality's primary authenticity control, applied post-printing. These small fractional notes were produced under genuinely improvised conditions, and the survival rate is low — they were ephemeral by design, intended for everyday small transactions and quickly worn out or discarded once proper coinage returned.