20 Heller Lambach

Lambach is a small market town in Upper Austria, and like hundreds of comparable municipalities, it issued its own emergency paper money — Notgeld — during the severe coin shortage that followed Austria's collapse after the First World War. These local issues were authorized by necessity rather than by any central banking authority, and the Marktgemeinde itself bore full responsibility for redemption.

The JPR0496a series was printed locally, which typically meant modest production quality and limited quantities. Lambach issues are not among the heavily collected tourist Notgeld of the period — they were genuine spending money, not philatelic products designed for outsiders.