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20 Heller Hall in Tirol - Einsiedler
| Issuer | Gesellschaft Einsiedler, Hall in Tirol |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Obverse description | Olive-grey underprint with coat of arms vignette at centre, flanked by large numeral 20 denominators at each corner. Gothic script text states denomination and issuer redemption terms. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Rathaus (town hall) of Hall in Tirol with figures at a fountain, framed by decorative floral underprint in mauve and gold. Large bold numerals 20 flanking the central scene. |
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Hall in Tirol was one of hundreds of Austrian municipalities and private entities that issued Notgeld during the postwar coin shortage — but most such issues came from municipal governments or savings institutions. A private company issuing its own fractional emergency currency was less common, and the Gesellschaft Einsiedler's involvement points almost certainly to a brewery or similar local enterprise whose workers needed small-denomination change that simply wasn't available through normal channels.
Deutsche Buchdruckerei in Innsbruck handled a significant volume of Tyrolean Notgeld printing during this period, making attribution of this issue straightforward.