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20 Heller Feldkirchen
| Issuer | Gemeinde Feldkirchen an der Donau (Municipality of Feldkirchen an der Donau) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark green on salmon-toned paper, the obverse is arranged in three vertical panels: the left panel contains a line-engraved vignette of a wayside shrine or column monument set in an open landscape, while the right panel presents a rural panoramic view with a church steeple rising above a tree line. The central panel carries the issuing authority's name in ornate Gothic script above a large numeral '20' within an oval cartouche, flanked by the denomination 'Heller' on either side, with two oval facsimile signature cartouches positioned at the lower left and right. |
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| Signature(s) | Josef Roitbegger and Karl Radler |
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A Notgeld issue from the small Upper Austrian municipality of Feldkirchen an der Donau, produced during the acute coin shortage that followed the collapse of the Habsburg economy. The postwar Austrian state simply could not mint or distribute small-denomination coins fast enough to meet everyday transactional needs, and hundreds of municipalities filled the gap themselves. Feldkirchen's solution was modest and local — signed by Josef Roitbegger and Karl Radler, almost certainly a Bürgermeister and a municipal official rather than banking professionals.
The two ink signatures distinguish it from the purely rubber-stamped Notgeld issued by larger towns.