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50 Heller
| Issuer | Oberösterreichischer Landesrat (Upper Austrian State Council) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark brown on cream paper, the centre of the note is occupied by a vignette of a tall multi-storey historic building with an arched gateway, flanked on either side by large numeral '50' denominators in bold Art Nouveau-style typography. The inscription 'Heller 50 Heller' runs across the upper portion in Gothic blackletter script, while the lateral margins carry decorative underprint panels with figural and ornamental motifs. A block of Gothic-script text in the lower half explains the note's legal basis, issued by the Oberösterreichischer Landesrat to alleviate the small-change shortage, redeemable through the Oberösterreichische Landeskasse. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 FÜNFZIG HELLER 50 Für die Einlösung dieses Gutscheines in gesetzlichem Bargelde innerhalb der bestimmten Frist haftet das Land Oberösterreich Linz, den 4. März 1920 |
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Austrian Notgeld at the 50 Heller denomination from the Upper Austrian State Council in 1920 falls squarely within the second wave of postwar emergency money — after the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left municipal and regional authorities scrambling to cover a chronic shortage of small change. The State Council in Linz was among the more administratively organized issuers, producing notes through local printing rather than contracting out, which accounts for the relatively consistent quality across the series.
By 1920 the Austrian crown was already in freefall. Notes like this had a functional lifespan measured in months before inflation rendered the denomination meaningless.