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20 Heller Neuhaus
| Issuer | Gemeinde Neuhaus im Wienerwald (Municipality of Neuhaus im Wienerwald) |
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| In circulation to | 31 August 1920 |
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| Obverse description | The left portion of the note carries a woodcut-style vignette of a dramatic rocky gorge with a waterfall and coniferous trees rendered in bold black lines against a light ground, enclosed within a fine rectangular border. To the right, the issuer title 'KASSENSCHEIN der Gemeinde Neuhaus' appears at the top in bold letterpress type, with the denomination '20 ZWANZIG HELLER 20' set in large display type flanked by numerals. Below the denomination, a guarantee text and three facsimile signatures are printed, followed by the counterfeiting warning and the edition designation 'DRITTE AUFLAGE'; the entire note is set on a pale green guilloche underprint. |
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| Obverse lettering | KASSENSCHEIN der Gemeinde Neuhaus 20 ZWANZIG HELLER 20 Die Gemeinde Neuhaus im Wienerwald haftet für die Verbindlichkeit, diesen Schein bis zum 31. August 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde einzulösen Karner, Mayer, Fürst, V.-B. Bürgerm. I. G.-R. Die Nachahmung dieses Scheines wird gesetzlich bestraft. DRITTE AUFLAGE |
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Austrian Notgeld of this type emerged from a genuine collapse of small-denomination coinage during and immediately after the First World War. By 1920, hundreds of Lower Austrian municipalities were issuing their own emergency pfennig notes simply because the central monetary system could not keep pace with demand for small change. Neuhaus im Wienerwald was one of the smaller communities to participate, and its issues are accordingly scarce — low print runs for low-population villages were the rule, not the exception.
Three signatories — Karner, Mayer, and Fürst — suggest this was countersigned by the full sitting municipal committee, as was legally required to give the notes local validity.