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50 Heller Innsbruck
| Issuer | Notgeld-Sammlerbund Innsbruck |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1920 |
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| Obverse description | A central oval vignette presents a bust portrait of a bearded male figure in period costume, his garment bearing the monogram 'A·H·', set against a foliate underprint in olive and tan tones. The denomination '50' appears in large numerals at the upper left and upper right corners, with 'Heller' in gothic Fraktur script within framed cartouches at each side. The lower left panel carries a redemption notice in German Fraktur, while the place and date of issue appear at upper right above three facsimile signature lines designating the Obmann, Obmann-Stellvertreter, and Säckelwart. |
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| Reverse description | A central oval vignette renders a street-level view of the Herzog-Friedrichstrasse in Innsbruck in a fine pen-and-ink illustrative style, with period figures in the foreground. The denomination '50' is printed in large numerals at each upper corner, with stylised 'h' characters at the lower corners, all enclosed within a dark border decorated with edelweiss motifs. The Tyrolean eagle coat of arms appears at the lower left, a decorative architectural heraldic device at the lower right, and the issuer's name in gothic script runs along the lower margin. |
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Austrian Notgeld of the 1920–1921 period splits into two distinct categories: genuine emergency small change issued to address the coin shortage, and the later "Serienscheine" produced explicitly for collectors. By 1920, the line between the two had blurred considerably, and many towns — Innsbruck included — were printing notes with one eye on philatelic demand. The Notgeld-Sammlerbund, a collectors' association rather than a municipal authority, was unusually transparent about this; the organization's name is the issuer.
Wagner was a local Innsbruck printing house responsible for several Tyrolean Notgeld runs in this period. Short print runs and collector retention mean genuine circulation wear is rare.