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20 Heller Obernberg am Inn - Rennverein
| Issuer | Rennverein Obernberg am Inn (Racing Club Obernberg am Inn) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Obverse lettering | Rennverein Obernberg a. Inn 20 Heller K. Roithinger, Schw. Buchdruckerei Schmitrer, Schwanenstadt |
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| Reverse lettering | Gutschein des Rennvereines Obernberg a. J. 20 Dieser Schein wird bis einschl. 1. Septemb. 1920 in gesetzl. Bargelde eingelöst. Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. Präsident: Josef Woerndle Präsident-Stellv.: Franz Genböck Schriftführer: Leo Arnold Kassier: J. Reiter |
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| Comments |
Austrian Notgeld of this type occupies a peculiar administrative niche: issued not by a municipality or savings institution but by a private racing club, the Rennverein Obernberg am Inn, during the severe small-coin shortage that followed Austria's postwar economic collapse. Clubs, associations, and commercial enterprises issued their own emergency fractions throughout 1920 precisely because the state could not supply adequate low-denomination coinage — a situation that had been worsening since 1916.
Printed by Buchdruckerei Schmitrer in Schwanenstadt rather than locally, the note reflects how small printers across Upper Austria absorbed an enormous volume of Notgeld commissions in a compressed period. Roithinger's design credit is unusually specific for a provincial piece at this denomination.