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20 Heller Igls
| Issuer | Kurgemeinde Igls (Federal State of Tyrol) |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a panoramic landscape view of Igls with the Habicht mountain peak in the background, framed by an arched border decorated with edelweiss motifs at the corners. The denomination numeral '20' appears in ornate cartouches at the lower left and right flanking a Tyrolean eagle shield. The inscription 'Kurgemeinde Igls in Tirol' runs along the lower margin in Gothic lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | Igls m. Habicht Kurgemeinde Igls in Tirol 20 |
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Igls, a small village on the plateau above Innsbruck, issued notgeld during the severe coin shortages of World War One and its immediate aftermath. The Kurgemeinde designation reflects Igls's status as a registered spa and resort community — administratively distinct from a standard municipality, which gave it the legal standing to issue its own emergency small change.
Heller-denomination notgeld of this type was typically a local affair: printed in small runs, redeemable only within the issuing community, and often withdrawn within months. Most pieces that survived did so in collector hands, not through active use.