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| Issuer | Gemeinde Meggenhofen (Municipality of Meggenhofen) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain white ground within a decorative typographic border of repeating geometric and dot motifs. The issuer name 'Gem. Meggenhofen' is set in large ornamental Gothic lettering at the top, followed by 'Gutschein über' and the denomination value 'Vierzig Hell.' in bold white letters on a dark stippled panel. To the upper right, an embossed circular municipality seal reads 'Gemeinde-Vorstenung Meggenhofen, Bez. Grieskirchen ob.' To the lower right, the mayor's facsimile signature appears above the printed title 'Der Bürgermeist.', while 'II. Auflage' (second issue) is noted to the left; a redemption clause in German script occupies the lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a densely illustrated allegorical vignette printed in black letterpress. The central scene shows a robed figure hunched beneath a large tree, carrying a bag labelled 'Hart Geld' and surrounded by scattered banknotes strewn across a town panorama; the dates '1914–19' and '1921' flank the vignette beneath arched banners inscribed 'Ursache' and 'd. Folgen' (Cause and Consequences). The denomination numeral '40' appears within a dark medallion at centre-right, and a ribbon along the lower edge bears the legend 'Gutschoster im Zeichen der Hartgeldnot — Vierzig Heller'. A vertical left panel in geometric Art Nouveau lettering spells 'Gemeinde Meggenhofen — Zweite Auflage' alongside a small townscape vignette. |
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| Signature(s) | Heinrich Hattinger |
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