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30 Heller Bad Gastein
| Issuer | Gemeinde Badgastein (Municipality of Bad Gastein) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 30 Hellers (0.3) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this Austrian Notgeld voucher (Gutschein) is printed in black and teal on plain white paper. The central denomination numeral '30' appears within a teal hexagonal cartouche flanked by the word 'Heller' in blackletter script on either side. Issuing authority text in Gothic blackletter script reads 'Giltig bis der Gemeinde Badgastein' with the validity date '31.12.20.' and edition notice 'II. Auflage' in the upper portion; at lower right a teal oval municipal seal is present, accompanied by signature lines for the Bürgermeister, Vizebürgermeister, and Gemeinderat. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein II. Auflage. Giltig bis 31.12.20. der Gemeinde Badgastein Heller 30 Heller Bürgermeister: Vizebürgermeister: Gemeinderat: |
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Bad Gastein's Heller notgeld was issued during the postwar Austrian currency chaos of 1920, when municipal and local authorities across the former Habsburg territories were forced to print their own emergency small-denomination scrip to cover the near-total disappearance of coins from circulation. Hoarding and metal shortages had gutted the small change supply, and communities like Bad Gastein — a resort spa town in the Salzburg Alps — had little choice but to fill the gap themselves.
The Jaksc catalog suffix "IIa" indicates a recognized variety within the series, likely distinguished by a printing or paper difference from the base type.