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30 Heller Kreisbach
| Issuer | Gemeinde Kreisbach (Municipality of Kreisbach) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Reference(s) | Jaksc/Pick#JPR470d-30 |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Kreisbach N.Ö. über Dreißig Heller Die Gemeinde Kreisbach löst diesen Schein in der Zeit vom 15. bis 31. Dezember 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde bei der Gemeindekasse ein. Kreisbach, im Mai 1920. Bürgermeister: Vizebürgermeister: Finanzreferent: GALGENMAUER AM DINGLBERG. SCHLOSS KREISBACH IM JAHRE 1650. GUTENBERG, ST. PÖLTEN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is sparsely printed in black on plain paper. At top centre, the edition designation '4. Auflage' is set in Gothic blackletter type. Below, a central heraldic vignette presents two linked armorial shields topped by a crested helmet, identified by flanking inscriptions as the arms of the Chreusspache family, with the dates 1299 and 1360 noted beneath the respective legends. The overall design is minimal, with no border or additional ornamentation. |
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Kreisbach is a tiny Lower Austrian village — scarcely a hamlet — and its decision to issue notgeld in 1920 reflects just how completely the post-war Austrian monetary system had collapsed at the local level. Coin shortages after 1918 were so severe that hundreds of municipalities, many far smaller than any reasonable issuing authority, were effectively printing their own fractional currency just to keep small commerce moving.
Gutenberg in St. Pölten handled the printing, as they did for a considerable number of Lower Austrian municipal issues from this period. The JPR470d designation places this within the documented Jaksch-Pick notgeld catalogue — the "d" suffix indicating a distinct type within the 30-Heller denomination for this issuer.