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| Issuer | Gemeinde Hofkirchen im Mühlkreis (Municipality of Hofkirchen im Mühlkreis) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Falkenstein 30 hl HOFKIRCHEN i. Mühlkr. 30 hl Die Gemeinde Hofkirchen haftet für die Verbindlichkeit einzulösen. |
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| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde 30 Hofkirchen i. Mühlkreis Die Gemeinde Hofkirchen im Mühlkreis, Oberösterreich, gibt laut Beschluß vom 29. Februar 1920 Gutscheine im Gesamtbetrage von 150.000 Kronen aus und haftet für die Verbindlichkeit, diesen Gutschein bis auf Widerruf bei der Gemeindekasse in gesetzlichem Bargeld einzulösen. Hofkirchen, 29. Februar 1920. Der Bürgermeister: K. Bogg. Die Nachmachung wird gesetzlich bestraft. |
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Austrian Notgeld of this type was issued by municipalities under emergency authorization following the economic collapse at the end of World War I, when small-denomination coinage had effectively vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply not produced in sufficient quantities. Hofkirchen im Mühlkreis, a small market town in Upper Austria's Mühlviertel region, issued these notes locally to keep everyday transactions functional.
The "b" variant designation in the Jaksc reference suggests at least two distinct printings or paper varieties within the 30 Heller denomination for this issuer — worth examining carefully against the type specimen.