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20 Heller Hohenzell
| Issuer | Municipality of Hohenzell |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Reverse lettering | Zur Linderung der herrschenden Hartgeldnot gibt die Gemeinde Hohenzell laut Beschluß vom 7. Mai 1920 Gutscheine zu Zwanzig Heller aus und haftet für die Verbindlichkeit, diese Gutscheine bis einschließlich 31. Dezember 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde einzulösen. — Nachahmung ist gesetzlich verboten. J. Kettl, Bgm.-Stellvertreter. J. Wöllinger, Bürgermeister. Hohoholtcell 20 |
| Signature(s) | J. Kettl and J. Wöllinger |
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| Comments |
Hohenzell is a small Upper Austrian commune, and like hundreds of similar municipalities it issued Notgeld during the acute coin shortage that followed the First World War. The 20 Heller denomination sits in the middle of the typical Gemeinde emergency issue range — small enough to substitute for the copper and nickel coinage that had been hoarded or melted, large enough to be practically useful for daily transactions.
Two signatories, J. Kettl and J. Wöllinger, authenticated the issue — almost certainly the Bürgermeister and a designated municipal official, the minimum quorum required under Austrian Notgeld practice to give the notes local legal standing.