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50 Heller Geinberg
| Issuer | Gemeinde Geinberg (Municipality of Geinberg) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 31 August 1920 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark brown and red on cream paper, with a decorative border of dot and chain motifs framing the entire note. The denomination "50" appears in the upper corners within rectangular cartouches, while the issuer title "Gutschein der Gemeinde Geinberg" is set in Gothic blackletter at the top centre. The value "Fünfzig Heller" is rendered in large red Gothic script across the middle of the note, above a block of Gothic-type text stating the municipality's redemption guarantee, with floral vignettes flanking the text panel and the facsimile signature of the Bürgermeister Georg Wiesbauer at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark brown on cream paper, dominated by a central oval vignette of Schloss Neuhaus bei Geinberg, a manor house set among conifers and deciduous trees rendered in fine letterpress. The denomination "50" appears in all four corners, and the oval vignette is surrounded by an ornate border of scrollwork and spiral motifs. Below the vignette, a two-line text in Gothic type records the authorising council resolution (G.R.B. 25/2.1920), the total issue ceiling of 13,000 Kronen, and the validity date of 31 August 1920, with the printer's imprint "E. Prietzel, Steyr" at the foot. |
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Geinberg is a small commune in Upper Austria's Innviertel, and this 50 Heller note is one of dozens issued by the municipality during the Notgeld period — when postwar coin shortages forced even minor rural councils to print their own small-denomination emergency money. E. Prietzel of Steyr handled a considerable volume of such local commissions across the region, working quickly and cheaply to meet demand from villages that had neither the budget nor the need for elaborate design work.
Georg Wiesbauer's signature as authorizing official is the only individuating mark tying this particular emission to local administrative accountability.