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20 Heller Götzendorf
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Götzendorf an der Leitha |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in red on plain card stock and enclosed within a scalloped decorative border with dotted inner frames. The denomination numeral 20 appears in each of the four corners within small boxed panels, and the central text states the emergency issue authority and denomination in full. A validity extension notice is printed at the foot of the central panel. |
| Reverse lettering | Not-Ausgabe der Marktgemeinde Götzendorf über *Zwanzig Heller* 20 Die Giltigkeit dieses Gutscheines wird auf 3 Monate verlängert |
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Götzendorf an der Leitha issued this 20 Heller note as part of Austria's postwar Notgeld wave — a period when the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left small municipalities printing their own fractional currency simply to make change. The central government could not supply coins fast enough, and communities across Lower Austria filled the gap themselves.
The Jaksch/Pick JPR0246 series documents several denominations from this market town. These hyper-local issues typically had short circulation windows and were redeemable only within the issuing community, which means survivors often reflect genuine local use rather than collector hoarding.