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20 Heller Vöslau
| Issuer | Kurort Vöslau (Spa Town of Vöslau) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Dark brown and rose-pink Notgeld note with the denomination numeral '20' in two circular vignettes at left and right. The central vignette presents a line-engraved view of a large public building, likely the Vöslau Gemeindehaus, framed by ornamental borders. The lower portion carries the issuing date '1.7.1920', the place name 'VÖSLAU', and four manuscript signatures of municipal officials above their printed titles. |
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| Reverse lettering | Kassenschein des Kurortes Voeslau / Diese Gutscheine werden von der Gemeinde Vöslau zur Abhilfe gegen den Kleingeldmangel ausgegeben und in der Zeit vom 1. bis 31. Dezb. 1920 / durch die Gemeinde Vöslau in gesetzlichem Bargelde eingelöst. Die Nachahmung dieser Gutscheine unterliegt der gesetzlichen Strafe. |
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Austrian Notgeld of this type emerged from a statutory vacuum: after the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system, small coin virtually vanished from circulation, and municipalities were legally permitted — briefly — to fill the gap themselves. Kurort Vöslau, a spa settlement south of Baden bei Wien, issued this 20 Heller note as a practical fix for daily transactions that the state could no longer support.
Robert Leitner's engraving credit is unusually specific for a local emergency issue, suggesting the town invested more care in the commission than strictly necessary.