20 Heller Hofkirchen an der Trattnach

€395,577.00
IssuerHofkirchen an der Trattnach, Municipality of
Year1921
TypeLocal banknote
Value20 Hellers (0.20)
CurrencyKrone (1918-1921)
CompositionPaper
Size90 × 60 mm
ShapeRectangular
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Obverse descriptionIlluminated letter `H` in larger font and separate box to the rest of the name `Hofkirchen`, with `a.d.Tr.` abbreviated for `an der Trattnach`. The denomination of the banknote is given in the top right in a framed box symmetrical to that holding the `H`. Below this title is the town`s coat of arms, including a quartered ibex representing the personal crest of Pastor Moritz Prechensteiner, the greatest benefactor to Hofkirchen. This is explicitly referenced below as `Wappen [coat of arms of] Prechensteiner`.
Reverse descriptionIdyllic landscape of a rural village with floral border and large text above and below while specific details are in a smaller font on the left and right.
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Obverse letteringGEMEINDE HOFKIRCHEN A.D.TR 20 HELLER WAPPEN PRECHENSTEINER
Reverse letteringGUTSCHEIN ÜBER 20 20 ZWANZIG HELLER GEMEINDE HOFKIRCHEN DIESE GUTSCHEINE WERDEN SEITENS DER GEMEINDE HOFKIRCHEN A.D.TR. VOM 1-15. JULI 1921 IN GESETZLICHEM BARGELD EINGELÖST. DER BÜURGERMEISTER [signature] NACHAHMUNG STRAFBAR
(Translation: Voucher for twenty Heller Municipality of Hofkirchen These vouchers are provided by the municipality of Hofkirchen an der Trattnach from 1-15 July 1921, redeemed in legal cash. The mayor [signature] Imitation is punishable)
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Catalog ID3169438960
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