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| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Spitz an der Donau |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in rose-red on white paper and carries a full-bleed photographic vignette of Aggstein Castle perched dramatically on a wooded rocky outcrop above the Danube valley, rendered in a pictorialist style. At the top, the issuing title 'Wachauer Notgeld' is set in bold Gothic blackletter, with the location 'Aggstein.' inscribed below in a smaller Roman font. The denomination '50 Heller' appears in bold numerals within ruled panels at both lower corners, flanking the central legend 'Gutschein der Marktgemeinde Spitz a. d. D.' and the validity date 'Giltig bis 30. September 1920.' |
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| Obverse lettering | Wachauer Notgeld Aggstein. Gutschein der Marktgemeinde Spitz a. d. D. Giltig bis 30. September 1920. 50 Heller |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on white paper within a double-rule rectangular border. The heading 'Wachauer Notgeld.' in Gothic blackletter appears at the top centre, followed by 'Gutschein der Marktgemeinde Spitz a. d. D.' with the denomination '50 Heller' in large numerals at left and right. Below a decorative interlaced Art Nouveau ornamental divider, the body text sets out in German the legal guarantee of redemption by the Marktgemeinde Spitz a. d. Donau and a counterfeiting warning. Three manuscript signatures appear at the foot beneath the printed titles 'Vizebürgermeister:', 'Bürgermeister:' and '1. geschäftsf. G.-Rat:'. |
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