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30 Heller
| Issuer | Ortsgemeinde Maria Laah |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Magenta-tinted notgeld printed in black on magenta paper. A central oval vignette presents a view of the Maria Laah pilgrimage church with figures in the foreground. Denomination numerals '30' flank the legend 'HELLER' at top; interlaced Art Nouveau border frames the entire composition. |
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| Reverse description | Plain magenta reverse printed in black with centered text in Gothic-influenced letterpress script, stating redemption and anti-counterfeiting conditions. The issuing authority signature line at foot bears the title 'Der Ortsvorsteher:' above the signatory's printed name. |
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Maria Laah is a small village in Lower Austria, and this 30 Heller Notgeld note belongs to the enormous wave of municipal emergency currency issued across Austria between 1919 and 1921 when small-denomination coins vanished entirely from circulation following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monetary system. Thousands of Ortsgemeinden — parishes, market towns, villages — printed their own. Most were produced in tiny runs by regional printers, with local officials signing them by hand.
Franz Ensgraber's signature here likely indicates a serving municipal administrator rather than a printer. The Jaksch/Pick 0585 reference places this within the standard Austrian Notgeld census, though completeness of that catalog for minor rural issues is uneven.