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30 Heller Berndorf
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Berndorf (Municipality of Berndorf) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue and ochre letterpress Notgeld issued by the municipality of Berndorf, with the denomination numeral 30 in circular guilloche panels at left and right. A central vignette presents the rampant heraldic bear of Berndorf flanked by stylised floral and foliate ornaments against an ochre underprint of scrollwork. The legend KASSENSCHEIN DER STADTGEMEINDE BERNDORF N.Ö. runs across the top, DREISSIG HELLER across the lower portion, followed by an authorization text referencing the Deutschösterreichisches Staatsamt für Finanzen dated 31 March 1920 and the issuance date of 16 April 1920, with three manuscript signatures for the Finanzreferent, Bürgermeister, and Gemeinderat, and the designer credit ROBERT LEITNER at the foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | Die Stadtgemeinde Berndorf gibt zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot Kassenscheine bis zum Gesamtbetrage von K 120.000.- aus. Diese werden von der Stadtgemeinde Berndorf bis zum 31. XII. 1920 in Zahlung genommen und bis dahin in gesetzlichem Bargelde eingelöst. Die Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. |
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Berndorf was no ordinary Austrian mill town. The entire settlement was effectively built and owned by the Krupp family — Arthur Krupp established a cutlery and metalware factory there in 1843, and the town's infrastructure, housing, and institutions were company-funded for decades. That history gives these municipal Notgeld issues an unusual character: the "municipality" issuing this note was, in practical terms, a company town asserting civic identity during the currency chaos following Austria's defeat in the First World War.
The print run figures — two separate runs of 20,000 each, catalogued under distinct suffixes — suggest a reprint was ordered to meet demand, not an uncommon occurrence in 1920 as Notgeld hoarding by collectors was already distorting actual circulation needs across German-speaking Austria.