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20 Heller Helpfau-Uttendorf

Issuer Gemeinde Helpfau-Uttendorf (Municipality of Helpfau-Uttendorf)
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Reverse description Yellow-toned paper with a double-ruled border. A central rectangular vignette presents a panoramic line-engraved view of the Electoral castle and the market town of Uttendorf as it appeared circa 1700, captioned below in Gothic script. Flanking the vignette at left is a sheaf of wheat beside an octagonal '20' cartouche, and at right a hop-vine spray beside an octagonal 'heller' cartouche. The heading 'Gutschein der Gemeinde' appears in Gothic script above the vignette, and 'Helpfau = Uttendorf' in large bold letters below.
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Signature(s) Josef Rieß (2. Vizebürgermeister), Franz Fuchs (Bürgermeister) and Joh. Wimmer (1. Vizebürgermeister)
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Helpfau-Uttendorf is a small rural commune in Upper Austria, and this 20 Heller note belongs to the vast wave of municipal Notgeld issued across the former Habsburg territories after the collapse of Austria-Hungary left communities without adequate small-denomination coinage. The three signatures — Bürgermeister Fuchs flanked by both Vizebürgermeisters Rieß and Wimmer — reflect the collective authorization typical of conscientious local administrations trying to lend legitimacy to what was, legally speaking, an improvised instrument.

Printing was handled locally by Josef Stampfl & Comp. in Braunau am Inn, roughly five kilometers from Helpfau-Uttendorf — a detail that kept production costs down and turnaround fast.

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