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20 Heller Biberbach
| Issuer | Gemeinde Biberbach (Municipality of Biberbach) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Beige letterpress note with an elaborate border of repeating floral and geometric ornaments enclosing the entire design. At left, a circular vignette depicts an allegorical figure of a reaper holding a sheaf of wheat, set against a stylised background. To the right, the Gothic-script heading 'Gutschein der Gemeinde Biberbach' appears above the denomination '20 Heller 20' in bold type. A validity notice reads 'Gilt bis 30. Dezember 1920' and a liability clause states 'Die Gemeinde haftet für die Verbindlichkeit der Einlösung dieses Scheines'; a boxed warning 'Nachahmmen wird bestraft' appears at upper right. Three facsimile signatures of the Vicebürgermeister, Bürgermeister, and Gemeinderat are printed at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Biberbach 20 Heller 20 Gilt 16 bis 30. Dezember 1920 Die Gemeinde haftet für die Verbindlichkeit der Einlösung dieses Scheines. Nachahmmen wird bestraft Vicebürgermstr: Georg Zweifaltner Bürgermeister: Johann Tischner Gemeinderat: Josef Zweifinger Entwurf: Anton Rohrhofer – Druck: F. Kielar, Amstetten |
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One of thousands of Austrian municipal notgeld issues that flooded the country after the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left small communities without adequate coin. Biberbach, a modest Lower Austrian village, contracted F. Kielar in nearby Amstetten for the printing — a practical local arrangement common among smaller parishes that lacked connections to the larger Viennese printers handling more elaborate series. Anton Rohrhofer's involvement as designer is the only detail that lifts this above pure fiscal utility; local designers on notgeld of this denomination are rarely documented by name.
Three signatories authenticate the note, including both the Bürgermeister and Vicebürgermeister — the full civic apparatus behind a 20 Heller slip of paper.