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50 Heller Eizendorf
| Issuer | Gemeinde Eizendorf (Municipality of Eizendorf) |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in green on cream paper, the obverse carries a central vignette of a thatched-roof farmhouse amid trees, rendered in a fine line-art style and signed by the artist H. Kugler in the lower right of the vignette. Flanking the central scene are two decorative side panels, each bearing the denomination numeral '50' at lower left and right, with small allegorical figural vignettes above and flower-urn motifs below. The issuer inscription 'Gemeinde Eizendorf' appears at the top centre, with 'Fünfzig' and 'Heller' in separate cartouches at upper left and right respectively; below the central vignette, the word 'Gutschein' is inscribed alongside the validity clause 'Gültig bis 31. Mai 1921' repeated on both sides, and a manuscript mayoral signature appears at the bottom centre. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, presenting a plain cream-coloured paper surface with no typographic or design elements, consistent with the simple emergency issue (Notgeld) production methods typical of Austrian municipal scrip of the early 1920s. |
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Eizendorf is a small commune in Upper Austria, and this 50 Heller note is a product of the Notgeld wave that swept Austrian municipalities between 1920 and 1921 — a direct consequence of the postwar coin shortage that left ordinary commercial transactions nearly impossible. Municipal governments were authorized to fill the gap themselves, producing small-denomination emergency paper in quantities calibrated to local need. Most series were redeemable for a fixed period, after which unredeemed notes became worthless; the high survival rate of many Notgeld issues reflects deliberate hoarding by collectors even at the time of issue.