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20 Heller Stein an der Donau
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Stein an der Donau (Lower Austria) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 20 Hellers (0.20) |
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| Obverse lettering | NOTGELD der Stadtgemeinde Stein a. d. Donau Zwanzig Heller DIE GEMEINDE STEIN A. D. HAFTET FÜR DIESE VERBINDLICHKEIT MIT IHREM GANZEN BEWEGLICHEN U. UNBEWEGLICHEN VERMÖGEN STEIN A. D. D., 9. APRIL 1920 DER VIZEBÜRGERMEISTER DER BÜRGERMEISTER DER GESCHÄFTSGEM. R. |
| Reverse description | Plain cream paper reverse with denomination '20 Heller 20' in brown gothic type across the top. A ruled rectangular text panel contains the full issuance and redemption conditions in gothic script, stating the note is a Kassenschein of the Stadtgemeinde Stein a. D. for 20 Heller, redeemable at the Gemeindekasse between 16–30 September 1920, with a counterfeiting warning at the foot. Printer imprint 'J. Faber, Krems' appears below the panel. |
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Stein an der Donau, now merged with Krems, issued this Heller notgeld in 1920 as the chronic coin shortage that plagued Austria in the immediate postwar years showed no sign of easing. Municipal and local authorities across Lower Austria were effectively left to solve the small-denomination problem themselves, and the result was an explosion of locally printed emergency issues that varied wildly in quality and staying power.
J. Faber in nearby Krems handled the printing — a logical choice given the proximity and the modest production run these small-town issues required. Many Austrian notgeld of this period were cancelled and redeemed within months once federal coinage stabilized in the early 1920s.