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20 Heller St. Pantaleon
| Issuer | Gemeinde Sankt Pantaleon (Municipality of Sankt Pantaleon) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in green on plain paper, the obverse is framed by an architectural composition of classical pilasters with caryatid figures and lion-mask decorations at the base. The left panel contains a crucifixion vignette with kneeling figures rendered in fine letterpress engraving, while the right panel carries the redemption text in Gothic script. The denomination numeral '20' appears in a circular cartouche at the top centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde St. Pantaleon 20 Heller Bürgermeister-Stellvertreter: Der Bürgermeister: Gemeinderat: Buchdruckerei Enns |
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Sankt Pantaleon is a small Upper Austrian municipality, and this 20 Heller Notgeld was issued in 1920 as part of the broader Austrian emergency currency wave that followed the collapse of the Habsburg economy. Small denominations like this were necessary because coins had essentially vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply gone with the old monetary order. The printer, Buchdruckerei Enns, was a regional press in the nearby town of Enns, one of the oldest continuously settled sites in Austria, though that proximity is logistical rather than historical significance.
The JPR reference places this within the Jaksch catalog of Austrian local issues, where it is among the more obscure municipal entries.