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20 Heller Krieglach
| Issuer | Krieglach, Municipality of |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein Gemd. Krieglach Peter Rosegger 20 Zwanzig Heller 20 II. AUFLAGE |
| Reverse description | Teal on buff Notgeld reverse with a symmetrical ornamental border composed of scrollwork and foliate guilloché panels, with the denomination numeral '20' and the word 'Heller' repeated in four quadrants. A central vignette at the top shows the Marktbrunnen (market fountain) of Krieglach with a wrought-iron surround and a statue finial, labelled 'Marktbrunnen' in script. Below the vignette, a text panel in German Gothic script states the redemption terms and validity date, followed by facsimile signatures of the Bürgermeister and two Vicebürgermeister. The place name 'Krieglach' appears in the lower margin flanked by floral ornaments. |
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Krieglach is a small market town in Styria, best known as the birthplace of the writer Peter Rosegger. Like hundreds of Austrian municipalities, it issued small-denomination Heller notes during the First World War to address the chronic shortage of metallic coin — copper and nickel having been pulled from circulation for war production. These Notgeld issues were a locally administered stopgap, authorized under wartime emergency provisions rather than through the Austrian central banking system.
The JPR0480c designation places this within the Jaksch-Pick Notgeld reference, the standard catalog for Austrian municipal emergency money. The "c" suffix indicates a distinct type within the Krieglach 20 Heller series — likely a variation in date, signature, or printing run.