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30 Heller Lausa bei Losenstein
| Issuer | Ortsgemeinde Lausa bei Losenstein |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 30 Hellers (0.3) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central oval formed by an interlaced laurel and floral wreath, set against a solid dark background with elaborate flowering plant sprays in each corner. Within the oval, the redemption guarantee text is printed in German script, closing with the designation "Der Bürgermeister:" and a manuscript signature, and the monogram "HM" at the base. A double-rule rectangular border with small cross ornaments at each corner frames the entire composition. |
| Reverse lettering | Die Ortsgemeinde Lausa bei Losenstein haftet mit ihrem gesamten Vermögen diesen Schein in gesetzlichem Bargelde einzulösen. Nachahmung dieses Scheines wird bestraft. Die Einlösung erfolgt im Dezember 1920. Der Bürgermeister: |
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Lausa bei Losenstein is a tiny rural commune in Upper Austria — the kind of settlement whose Notgeld issues were printed in small quantities for purely local use during the postwar coin shortage of 1919–1920. Austria's fractional coinage had effectively vanished from circulation by that point, hoarded or melted, leaving village councils to fill the gap themselves. The 30 Heller denomination sits in the middle range of the typical Gemeindenotgeld issues from this region, neither the smallest nor a high-value piece.
Documentation on Lausa's specific print run is sparse. Survival likely depends more on collectors buying them as novelties at the time than on any genuine circulation history.