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10 Heller Weisskirchen 1920
| Issuer | Gemeinde Weisskirchen (Municipality of Weisskirchen) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 10 Hellers (0.10) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark blue ink on cream paper within a single-rule rectangular border with stylised art-nouveau corner ornaments and arched framing. Numeral "10" appears in bold type in the upper-left and upper-right corners flanking the heading "Gutschein der Gemeinde Weisskirchen" in Gothic script. A three-line text block in the centre states the municipality's liability guarantee and the validity expiry date of 31 December 1920, followed by the title "Der Bürgermeister" and a manuscript facsimile signature. An anti-counterfeiting legend occupies a panel at the foot of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Weisskirchen Die Gemeinde Weisskirchen haftet für diesen Gutschein. Giltigkeitsdauer bis 31. Dezember 1920. Der Bürgermeister Die Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. |
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Weisskirchen — today Bílá Církev in the Czech Republic — was a predominantly German-speaking community in Moravia that issued this Heller note as part of the vast Austrian Notgeld wave following the collapse of the Habsburg economy. The municipal small-change shortage after 1918 was acute enough that hundreds of villages printed their own emergency fractions, most in tiny runs, distributed locally, and redeemed within months.
Survivorship is largely a function of how aggressively collectors pursued these at the time of issue — many Austrian Notgeld pieces were bought directly from issuing offices and never spent at all.