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20 Heller Mattsee
| Issuer | Gemeinde Mattsee (Municipality of Mattsee) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Printer | Jaunrith'sche Buchdruckerei, Salzburg |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a central landscape vignette of the town of Mattsee with its church steeple and surrounding hillside, rendered in a fine engraved style on a yellow-ochre ground. The denomination '20 Heller' appears in large Gothic numerals at upper left and upper right, with the town name 'Mattsee' in ornamental script across the top; a municipal coat of arms is positioned at lower left, and a small portrait medallion signed 'A. Radnitzky' appears at lower right. Below the vignette, the redemption text and the handwritten signatures of the Gemeinderäte and Bürgermeister are printed, with the date 'Mattsee bei Salzburg, im Juli 1920' at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Mattsee 20 Heller Gutscheins Die Einlösung dieses Gutscheins erfolgt durch die Gemeinde Mattsee innerhalb 2 Monaten nach erfolgter vorheriger öffentlicher Verlautbarung in gesetzlichem Bargelde. Gemeinderäte: Lechner Steiner Neuhofer Bürgermeister: Gruber Mattsee bei Salzburg, im Juli 1920 Jaunrith'sche Buchdruckerei, Salzburg |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a large central vignette of Schloß Mattsee as it appeared in the 16th century, rendered in a detailed woodcut-style engraving showing the castle complex with towers and fortified walls reflected near water, framed by a decorative border. The heading 'Schloß Mattsee im 16 Jahrhundert' runs across the top in Gothic script, while the year '1558' appears at lower left alongside a scene of armoured knights; the denomination numeral '20' is set within a shield cartouche at the lower centre, flanked by additional historical vignette panels. Decorative side panels with medieval figural motifs complete the composition. |
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