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20 Heller, Blue issue
| Issuer | Gemeinde Langacker bei Berg (Municipality of Langacker bei Berg) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde. Forsthaus Grünau Langacker 20 |
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| Reverse lettering | Gemeinde Langacker bei Berg Die Gemeinde Langacker bei Perg gibt laut Gemeindeausschuß-Beschluß vom 27. Juni 1920 Gutscheine aus im Gesamtbetrage von 30.000 K und haftet für deren Einlösung mit dem Gemeindevermögen. Die Gutscheine werden bis Ende Dezember 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde bei der Gemeindekasse eingelöst. Bürgermeister: Karl Binder. Bürgerm.-Stellv.: Georg Kastner. Gemeinderat: Peter Schauhofer. Die Nachahmung des Scheines wird gesetzl. bestraft. 20 |
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Austrian Notgeld of this type emerged from a severe postwar coin shortage that left small municipalities effectively unable to conduct everyday commerce. Langacker bei Berg, a modest community in Upper Austria, issued these emergency heller notes under municipal authority — a practice legally tolerated by the Austrian government from 1918 onward, though technically outside normal banking channels. Three signatories authenticate this particular piece: the mayor, his deputy, and a single councillor, which was the minimum quorum most parishes used to establish local validity.
The blue color distinguishes this from other denominations in the same Langacker series, a simple anti-counterfeiting measure common among smaller issuers who lacked access to sophisticated printing.