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| Issuer | Gemeinde Egelsee (Municipality of Egelsee) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Olive-green letterpress note with an Art Nouveau-influenced border framing a central vignette of the Donauwarte observation tower set among trees and rolling countryside, captioned 'Donauwarte' beneath. The denomination '20' appears at upper left and right within the decorative header, which carries the issuer name in Gothic script; flanking vignettes include a chalice at left and a grape cluster at right. The lower panel bears the denomination '20 Heller' in large script alongside three manuscript signatures above the printed titles 'd.l. geschf. Gmrt.', 'Bürgermeister', and 'Vizebgmstr.', with the printer's name 'Rohraüfer' at the lower left margin. |
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| Reverse description | Plain buff paper reverse set entirely in black Gothic (Fraktur) typeface, with no pictorial vignette. The text is centred and arranged in a block of paragraphs, stating the purpose of the issue, the total amount authorised (25,000 Kronen), the validity period, the redemption window (15–31 December 1920), and a warning against counterfeiting. The printer's imprint 'CHWALA'S DRUCK, WIEN VII. ZIEGLERG. 61' appears in small Roman capitals at the foot of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot gibt die Dorfgemeinde Egelsee Gutscheine im Gesamtbetrage von 25.000 K aus. Diese Scheine sind giltig bis 31. Dezember 1920 und werden in der Zeit vom 15. Dezember bis 31. Dezember d. J. von der Gemeinde Egelsee eingelöst. Die Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. CHWALA'S DRUCK, WIEN VII. ZIEGLERG. 61 |
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