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20 Heller Wartberg an der Krems
| Issuer | Gemeinde Wartberg an der Krems (Municipality of Wartberg an der Krems) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in dark brown on pink-beige paper, the reverse is framed by a continuous ornamental border of circular bosses. The upper section carries the title 'Gutschein der Gemeinde Wartberg a.d.Krems' in decorative script, followed by the denomination 'Zwanzig Heller' in large gothic lettering across the centre. Below, a three-line guarantee text states the municipality's liability with its entire communal assets, followed by the mayor's printed signature 'Josef Riedler' preceded by the designation 'Der Bürgermeister:'. The printer's imprint 'Emil Prietzel, Steyr' appears in small type at the foot of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Wartberg a.d.Krems. Zwanzig Heller Die Gemeinde Wartberg a.d.Krems haftet für die Verbindlichkeit mit ihrem gesamten Gemeinde-Vermögen. Der Bürgermeister: Josef Riedler. Emil Prietzel, Steyr. |
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Wartberg an der Krems is a small market town in Upper Austria, and this 20 Heller note is a product of the Notgeld wave that swept Austrian municipalities in the early 1920s as chronic coin shortages — worsened by postwar inflation and metal hoarding — forced local governments to print their own low-denomination scrip. Emil Prietzel in Steyr was a logical choice for small runs like this; the press handled numerous Upper Austrian municipal issues during the period.
Signed by Bürgermeister Josef Riedler, whose authorization gave the note whatever legal standing it carried locally.