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20 Heller Hüttau
| Issuer | Gemeinde Hüttau (Municipality of Hüttau) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 31 January 1921 |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark green on a light guilloche-patterned ground, the obverse centres on a letterpress vignette of a panoramic aerial view of Hüttau village with its prominent church steeple, set against a wooded hillside. Flanking the central vignette are two vertical panels, each carrying the denomination inscription 'GUTSCHEIN ÜBER 20 HELLER' within a ruled frame with ornamental corner devices. Two manuscript signatures appear in the lower portion, attributed to municipal officials, with their titles 'G.R.' and 'Bgm.' inscribed beneath. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in brick-red on a light guilloche-patterned ground, the reverse carries a bold header panel divided into three sections reading 'HELLER — 20 — HELLER', above an ornate rectangular border enclosing an oval cartouche. Within the cartouche, the text states the voucher is redeemable by the Gemeindekasse until 31 January 1921 in legal tender, with a total issue of 20,000 Kronen, dated by municipal council resolution of 8 July 1920. The printer's imprint 'R. KIEGEL, SALZBURG' appears at the foot of the note. |
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Hüttau is a small municipality in the Salzburg uplands, and this 20 Heller note is a product of the postwar Notgeld wave that briefly turned nearly every Austrian parish and market town into its own miniature issuing authority. The 1920 date places it in the second, more deliberate phase of Austrian municipal Notgeld — after the chaotic wartime improvisation, local governments were now commissioning regional printers with some intention of producing collectible series alongside functional small change.
R. Kiegel was a Salzburg printing house responsible for several provincial issues of this period. The Jaksc/Pick reference JPR0401a distinguishes the 20 Heller denomination within the Hüttau series.