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20 Heller Dorfgastein
| Issuer | Gemeinde Dorfgastein (Municipality of Dorfgastein) |
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| Designer(s) | Fritz Dürnberger |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Dorfgastein über Zwanzig Heller Fritz Dürnberger Graphische Kunstanstalt F. Fuchs, Hofgastein |
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| Reverse lettering | Die Gemeinde Dorfgastein löst diese Gutscheine bis 31. Dezember 1920 in gesetzlicher Währung ein. |
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Dorfgastein is a small village in the Salzburg region, and this 20 Heller note is a product of the Austrian Notgeld wave that swept through municipalities during and after World War One, when coin shortages made small-denomination paper a practical necessity. What makes this particular piece worth noting is the local print chain: designed by Fritz Dürnberger and produced by the Graphische Kunstanstalt F. Fuchs in nearby Hofgastein, the note never left the immediate valley in any meaningful sense — it was hyperlocal currency in the most literal way.
Fuchs printed for several Salzburg communities, giving the regional Notgeld issues a degree of visual consistency unusual among Austrian village emissions.