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50 Heller
| Issuer | Municipality of Aschach an der Steyr (Federal State of Upper Austria) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Green letterpress-printed vignette occupying the central field shows a male figure operating a traditional wooden fruit press beneath a heavily laden fruit tree, with wooden barrels arranged nearby, one inscribed 'MOST', evoking the regional cider and fruit-juice production tradition of Upper Austria. The year '1920' appears in the upper portion of the design and the denomination '50 Heller' is printed in bold lettering within the composition. The issuing municipality's name 'Gemeinde Aschach a.d. Steyr' is inscribed within the lower portion of the decorative border. |
| Reverse lettering | 1920 50 Heller MOST Gemeinde Aschach a.d. Steyr |
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Austrian Notgeld of this type sits at the intersection of fiscal necessity and municipal pride. After the First World War, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monetary system left small communities across the former empire desperately short of low-denomination coins — hoarded by the public, melted down, or simply never reminted by a state that no longer existed in recognizable form. Thousands of Austrian municipalities filled the gap by printing their own emergency scrip, sanctioned loosely by provincial authorities.
Aschach an der Steyr is a small market town in Upper Austria, distinct from Aschach an der Donau to the north. The printer, Lini Artist of Steyr, produced Notgeld for multiple nearby communities during this period.