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20 Heller Würnsdorf
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Würnsdorf |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Salmon-pink Notgeld note printed in dark green ink, with an ornate scrollwork border enclosing the central vignette of a rural chapel or wayside shrine with a pointed steeple, set among trees and approached by stone steps, rendered in a fine line-art style. The denomination numeral '20' appears in bold at upper left and upper right corners, with the issuer name 'Marktgemeinde Würnsdorf' at upper left and 'Gutschein über Heller' at upper right. A liability clause and validity date text occupy the lower left and lower right panels, with a facsimile signature of the Bürgermeister at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 | Marktgemeinde Würnsdorf | Zwanzig | Gutschein über Heller | Die Marktgemeinde Würnsdorf haftet für diese Verbindlichkeit mit ihrem gesammten Vermögen. Gültig bis 31. Dezember 1920. | der Bürgermeister: |
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Würnsdorf's 20 Heller notgeld is a product of the severe coin shortage that gripped rural Austria in the years immediately following the collapse of the Habsburg economy. Municipal and market authorities across the country filled the vacuum left by the retreating imperial coinage, printing their own small-denomination paper in quantities just large enough to keep local trade moving.
Marktgemeinde-issued pieces like this one were typically redeemed within months and rarely left the issuing district, which accounts for the relatively low survival rate of circulated examples.