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30 Heller Ulmerfeld
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Ulmerfeld (Market Town of Ulmerfeld) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress note in blue and black with a foliate and scrollwork underprint in blue covering the entire field. At top centre, the denomination numeral '30' appears within a bold circular cartouche flanked by the inscription 'HELLER' on either side, surmounted by 'GUTSCHEIN ÜBER' along the uppermost register. A central rectangular vignette presents a line-engraved view of the Ulmerfeld parish church with its tall Gothic spire and flanking nave, with a figure in the foreground, while the issuer name 'MARKTGEMEINDE ULMERFELD' is set in large block lettering across the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | Letterpress note in blue and black with the same foliate and scrollwork underprint in blue as the obverse. The denomination '30' is displayed in a circular cartouche at top centre, flanked by 'HELLER' on both sides and 'GUTSCHEIN ÜBER' along the upper border. The central panel carries the redemption text, the issue date '1. JÄNNER 1920', three manuscript signature lines with their respective official titles, and an embossed municipal seal, with 'MARKTGEMEINDE ULMERFELD' in large block lettering across the lower border. |
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Ulmerfeld is a small market town in Lower Austria, and like hundreds of similarly sized municipalities, it issued its own emergency currency — Notgeld — during the postwar economic collapse when coin shortages made small-denomination transactions nearly impossible. The 30 Heller denomination targets everyday petty commerce: bread, postage, tram fare.
The Jaksch reference places this in the vast and poorly-documented category of Austrian local Notgeld, where print runs were small, survival rates are arbitrary, and condition tends to cluster at either pristine (unissued remainders) or heavily handled.