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20 Heller Laa an der Thaya
| Issuer | Stadt Laa an der Thaya (City of Laa an der Thaya) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Krone (1918-1921) |
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| Obverse description | Green letterpress Notgeld note with a geometric guilloche border enclosing the central vignette of the municipal coat of arms of Laa an der Thaya — a white shield bearing two crenellated towers flanking a patriarchal cross. The denomination '20' appears in large numerals to the left and right of the arms, with the inscription 'STADT LAA a/D. THAYA' across the top and 'HELLER' below each numeral. Three columns of hand-lettered verse text in German script fill the lower and lateral fields, serving as both decorative and informational elements typical of Austrian Notgeld issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | STADT LAA a/D. THAYA 20 HELLER Die Kleingeldnot herrscht weit und breit / Doch wir in Laa sind nun gefeit / Weil Großes ich nicht sammeln kann / So fange ich beim Kleinen an... Wenn Mangel man an Kurzweil hat / So schaut sodann auf jedem Blatt / Ein ander Bild, ein ander Städtchen / Mit manchen klugen heiteren Wörtchen Doch bist du materiell gesinnt / So denke dran mein liebes Kind / Papierwert ist bei allen gleich / Schnell wirst du davon nicht reich |
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Laa an der Thaya issued these Heller notes in 1920 as part of the vast Austrian municipal Notgeld wave — a direct consequence of the postwar coin shortage that left small-denomination currency almost entirely absent from everyday transactions. Hundreds of Austrian towns issued their own emergency paper in this period, and the sheer volume produced means most common types survive in quantity.
The JPR493b designation within the Jaksc catalog suggests a variant within the Laa an der Thaya series, likely differing in a control detail, paper stock, or overprint from the 'a' type. Worth confirming against the Jaksc reference before attributing.