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20 Heller Kritzendorf
| Issuer | Gemeinde Kritzendorf (Municipality of Kritzendorf) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Obverse lettering | Kassen Hilfs Schein der Gemeinde Kritzendorf 20 Heller Ribist, Wein, am besten gedeihn Obst und ten Ufer |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely typeset in Gothic script within a decorative scroll border, bearing the official municipal declaration authorising the issue of these emergency notes in lieu of small change, redeemable on demand against state paper money until 31 December 1920. The place and date 'Kritzendorf, im Mai 1920' appear in the lower body, followed by three facsimile signatures of the Bürgermeister, the Vize-Bürgermeister, and the Gemeinderat. The footer line reads 'Aus dem alten Kritzendorf' in decorative lettering, with the printer's imprint in small type at the very bottom. |
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Kritzendorf is a small spa village on the Danube northwest of Vienna, and its municipality issued this 20 Heller note as part of Austria's vast Notgeld emergency — the postwar collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left small communities effectively without usable small change. Thousands of Austrian Gemeinden printed their own, and the Hermes Buch- und Kunstdruckerei in Vienna was one of the more prolific commercial printers servicing these local commissions during 1920.
The Jaksch/Pick reference JPR0484a distinguishes multiple denominations in the Kritzendorf series, suggesting the municipality issued at least a small range rather than a single stopgap note.