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40 Heller Bischofstetten
| Issuer | Gemeinde Bischofstetten (Municipality of Bischofstetten) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in green on cream paper, the obverse presents a central vignette of the village of Bischofstetten with its church and surrounding landscape, flanked on either side by allegorical peasant figures in a folk-art style. The denomination '40' appears in bold numerals at centre below the vignette, bracketed by the inscription 'HELLER' on both sides, with the title 'Kassenschein der Gemeinde Bischofstetten' arching above. A multi-line text block below states the terms of issue, the total value authorised, the redemption deadline, and carries the facsimile signature of the Bürgermeister Riesinger, all enclosed within a decorative guilloche border. |
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| Obverse lettering | Not bricht Eisen! Kassenschein der Gemeinde Bischofstetten HELLER 40 HELLER Zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot gibt die Gemeinde Bischofstetten unverzinsliche Kassenscheine im Betrage von 50.000 Kronen aus, die bis 30. September 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde eingelöst werden. Der Bürgermeister: Riesinger. Für diese Verbindlichkeit haftet die Gemeinde mit ihrem Vermögen. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green on cream paper and centres on a circular vignette enclosed within an ornate scrollwork frame, containing a sheaf of wheat rising from the earth with radiating lines in the background. The motto 'DURCH ARBEIT ZUM SEGEN' runs around the circumference of the central medallion. The denomination '40' appears in dark numerals within decorated square cartouches at upper left and upper right, with the validity date 'Gültig bis 30. September 1920' inscribed vertically at right and a counterfeiting warning in a vertical panel at left, all within a geometric border. |
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