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20 Heller Herzogenburg
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Herzogenburg (Market Town of Herzogenburg) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green and red Kassenschein with a central heraldic shield bearing a red eagle over the denomination numeral '20' and the inscription 'HELLER', flanked by two local vignettes — a streetscape with a church tower to the left and a pavilion or gateway to the right. The issuer title 'Marktgemeinde Herzogenburg' arches across the top in red Gothic lettering, with ornamental guilloche borders framing all four sides. A ribbon scroll at centre bears the redemption text, dated 'Mai 1920', with three manuscript signatures of municipal officials below, and the engraver's credit 'L. PETSCHKA' at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse with an all-over fine floral or rosette guilloche pattern in pale beige tones, providing a simple but uniform background without any text or additional design elements. |
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A product of Austria's Notgeld period, when hundreds of municipalities printed their own small-denomination emergency notes to address the catastrophic coin shortage that followed the collapse of the Habsburg economy. Herzogenburg, a small Lower Austrian market town best known for its Augustinian monastery, issued these through local municipal authority rather than any banking institution — the three signatories representing the full weight of the Gemeinde's administrative structure.
L. Petschka's involvement suggests local production without recourse to a commercial printer, which is consistent with the Herzogenburg imprint.