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20 Heller Spital am Pyhrn
| Issuer | Ortsgemeinde Spital am Pyhrn |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Obverse lettering | ORTS · GEMEINDE SPITAL · AM · PYHRN GUTSCHEIN · ÜBER ZWANZIG HELLER DIE · EINLÖSUNG ERFOLGT · ENDE DECEMBER 1920 BÜRGERMEISTER JOSEF GRUNDNER |
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| Signature(s) | Josef Grundner |
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Spital am Pyhrn is a small market town in Upper Austria, and like hundreds of similarly sized communities it issued emergency paper money — Notgeld — during the severe coin shortage that followed the collapse of the Habsburg economy. The 20 Heller denomination sits at the lowest practical end of everyday transactional need, covering tram fares, bread rolls, and small market purchases that metallic coinage had once handled without thought.
Josef Grundner's signature as issuing official gives this note its legal standing within the municipality. The Jaksch/Pick reference IIb designation indicates a specific printing variant within the series — likely a paper or color distinction from an otherwise identical IIa.