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50 Heller Blindenmarkt
| Issuer | Gemeinde Blindenmarkt (Municipality of Blindenmarkt) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Krone (1918-1921) |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Blindenmarkt 50 Fünfzig Heller Die Gemeinde Blindenmarkt haftet für die Verbindlichkeit und hat hiefür eine eigene Deckungs-rücklage bestellt. Gültig bis einschl. 30. Dezember 1920 Jul. Lechner, Vicebürgermeister. Roman Lechner, Bürgermeister. Joh. Ortner, Gemeinderat. Druck von Franz Nieke in Amstetten. |
| Reverse description | Printed in grey-blue on plain paper, the reverse is framed by an ornamental border of scrollwork corner pieces and repeated foliate motifs. The header reads 'Gutschein der Gemeinde Blindenmarkt / Niederösterreich.' with the numeral '50' and the word 'Heller' at each upper corner; the central field is occupied by a dense block of Gothic blackletter text setting out the legal basis of issue, redemption conditions, validity period, and a counterfeiting warning, with the denomination 'fünfzig 50 Heller' in a decorative panel at the foot. |
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Blindenmarkt is a small market town in Lower Austria, and this 50 Heller note is a product of the Notgeld wave that followed Austria's postwar monetary collapse — local authorities printing their own fractional currency because the central supply of small change had simply dried up. Franz Nieke was a regional printer in Amstetten, the nearest significant town, which explains the local production rather than any specialist security press.
Three signatories authenticate the issue: the Bürgermeister, his deputy, and a single Gemeinderat. That third signature is the unusual detail — most comparable municipal issues relied on two.