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50 Heller Kremsmünster
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Kremsmünster (Market Town of Kremsmünster) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown on buff paper, the obverse carries a Gothic-script heading 'Gutschein der Marktgemeinde KREMSMÜNSTER' at the top, flanked by decorative scrollwork. A photographic vignette at centre right presents a panoramic view of Kremsmünster Abbey and its surrounding townscape. To the lower left, the denomination '50 / Fünfzig / Heller' is set in large letterpress type beside a ribbon cartouche bearing the motto 'Die Not der schweren Zeit gab uns das Leben'; the lower register contains the liability and validity text with a facsimile mayoral signature above the anti-counterfeiting warning. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Marktgemeinde KREMSMÜNSTER Die Not der schweren Zeit gab uns das Leben 50 Fünfzig Heller Die Marktgemeinde Kremsmünster hastet für diesen Gutschein. Giltigkeitsdauer bis 31. Dezember 1920. Der Bürgermeister Die Nachahmung wird bestraft. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central vignette rendered in brown, illustrating the founding legend of Kremsmünster: Duke Tassilo of Bavaria discovering his son Gunther slain by a boar during a hunt in a forest setting, with attendant huntsmen and hounds visible among the trees. The vignette is framed by elaborate acanthus and foliate ornamental borders in the Jugendstil manner. A captioned text panel below the scene narrates the depicted legend in Gothic script. |
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