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20 Heller Prinzersdorf
| Issuer | Gemeinde Pfarrkirchen bei Bad Hall (Municipality of Pfarrkirchen, Upper Austria) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 1 October 1920 |
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| Obverse description | Printed on pale green paper in dark brown ink, the note is divided into three vertical panels. The left and right panels each carry the denomination numeral '20' above the word 'HELLER' in bold block lettering, flanked by Art Nouveau floral vignettes with apple blossoms and foliage. The central panel bears a fine line-engraved vignette of Schloss Feyregg castle set amid trees and gardens, captioned 'SCHLOSS FEYREGG' below, with the issuer name 'PFARRKIRCHEN' printed at the top and a violet handstamp overprint reading 'Prinzersdorf'. The denomination 'ZWANZIG HELLER' appears in bold letterpress along the lower centre, with the series designation 'KN 1920' beneath, and an anti-counterfeiting warning printed in both side panels. |
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| Obverse lettering | PFARRKIRCHEN Prinzersdorf 20 HELLER SCHLOSS FEYREGG ZWANZIG HELLER Die Nachahmung dieses Gutscheines wird gesetzlich bestraft Gültig bis 1. Oktober 20 KN 1920 |
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Austrian municipal notgeld of this type emerged from a specific administrative failure: the postwar government could not produce enough small-denomination coinage to meet everyday demand, so hundreds of individual communes were authorized — and effectively left — to print their own. Pfarrkirchen bei Bad Hall, a small parish community in Upper Austria, turned to Druckerei Prietzel in nearby Steyr, a practical regional choice. The official seal applied as overprint was the commune's primary guarantee of validity, standing in for the monetary infrastructure that simply wasn't there.