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20 Heller Weissenkirchen
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Weissenkirchen in der Wachau |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Printer | Paul Gerin, Wien |
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| Obverse lettering | Kassenschein der Marktgemeinde 20 Heller Weissenkirchen in der Wachau Die Gemeinde Weissenkirchen i.d.W. haftet für diese Verbindlichkeit mit ihrem ganzen beweglichen und unbeweglichen Vermögen. Weissenkirchen i.d.W. am 15. April 1920 Der Bürgermeister: Der Vizebürgermeister: Der Gemeinderat: |
| Reverse description | Plain cream-coloured paper reverse entirely covered by a block of Fraktur text explaining the issue, set within a simple single-line border. The text states the purpose of the note — relief of the small-change shortage — the total issue amount of 64,000 Kronen, the redemption period from 15 to 30 November 1920, and a warning that counterfeiting is punishable by law. The printer's imprint 'Paul Gerin, Wien, II.' appears centred at the foot. |
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Weissenkirchen in der Wachau was one of hundreds of Austrian municipalities forced to print their own emergency small change after the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left a crippling shortage of low-denomination coins. These Notgeld issues filled a practical vacuum — metal had been requisitioned for the war effort, and the new republican government hadn't yet stabilized supply. Paul Gerin in Vienna was the go-to printer for many of these Wachau valley communes, handling the technical side while local councils managed the artwork and authorization.
The Jaksc suffix "Ic" indicates a specific paper or color variant within the 20 Heller type — worth distinguishing from the closely related "Ia" and "Ib" issues when cataloging.