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20 Heller Weissenkirchen in der Wachau
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Weissenkirchen in der Wachau |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | Kassenschein der Marktgemeinde 20 Heller 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: Weissenkirchen in der Wachau |
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| Reverse lettering | Zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot gibt die Gemeinde Weißenkirchen in der Wachau Kassenscheine im Gesamtbetrage von 64.000 Kronen aus. Dieselben sind unverzinslich, werden von der Gemeinde Weißenkirchen bis 30. November 1920 in Zahlung genommen und vom 15. bis 30. November 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde eingelöst. — Die Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. Paul Gerin, Wien, II. |
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Weissenkirchen in der Wachau was one of hundreds of Austrian municipalities forced to print their own small-denomination emergency currency — Notgeld — after the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left ordinary commerce without adequate coinage. Paul Gerin in Vienna was among the more prolific printers of this municipal paper, handling commissions from market towns throughout Lower Austria during 1919–1920.
The 20 Heller denomination targets everyday retail transactions — the sort of change that had effectively vanished from circulation by 1920. Jaksch/Pick JPR1158Ia covers the full Weissenkirchen issue, of which this is the lower value.