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20 Heller Melk, Second Series
| Issuer | Melk, City of |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a text-only design within a fine decorative cross-motif border. A passage in German Gothic script attributes the causes of low societal prosperity to human laziness in production and failure to take matters seriously, attributed to 'Ing. Franz Walenta'. Below, a liability clause states that the undersigned partners guarantee redemption of the voucher in legal tender, followed by three handwritten facsimile signatures. A large red diagonal overprint reading 'Zweite Auflage' (Second Issue) crosses the centre of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Bei der menschlichen Gütererzeugung sind die Lässigkeit, mit welcher die meisten Menschen die Arbeit verrichten, sowie die Neigung, die Dinge nicht ernst zu nehmen, die Ursachen des geringen Wohlstandes der menschlichen Gesellschaft. Ing. Franz Walenta. Die unterzeichneten Gesellschafter haften für die Einlösung dieses Gutscheines in gesetzlichem Bargelde. Zweite Auflage HERMES BUCH- U. KUNSTDRUCKEREI WIEN XVII |
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Melk issued its own emergency small change — Notgeld — during the postwar coin shortage that left Austrian towns functionally unable to make everyday transactions. This second series piece was printed by Hermes in Vienna's 17th district, a press that handled a significant volume of municipal Notgeld commissions during this period.
Walter Hrinzelmein's design credit is worth noting: named local designers on Notgeld are relatively uncommon, as many municipalities simply commissioned standardized layouts from the printer directly.