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50 Heller Lembach im Mühlkreis, Blue issue

Issuer Gemeinde Lembach im Mühlkreis (Municipality of Lembach im Mühlkreis)
Year 1920
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Designer(s) H. Bayer
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Obverse description The obverse is printed in dark blue on cream paper and dominated by the ornate coat of arms of Lembach im Mühlkreis at centre, rendered in fine line engraving with two heraldic lion supporters, a crowned shield bearing stars, and elaborate foliate scrollwork below. The denomination '50' appears in large circular numerals to the left and right of the arms, each accompanied by the inscription 'HELLER', while the locality name 'LEMBACH IM MÜHLKREIS' is set in bold hatched capital letters across the top. Redemption text in German is arranged in two flanking columns of letterpress type, with the Bürgermeister's name 'HOBERHUMER' noted at lower right and the artist's signature 'H. BAYER' inscribed below the central vignette.
Obverse lettering LEMBACH IM MÜHLKREIS
50 HELLER
FÜR DIE EINLÖSUNG DIESES GUTSCHEINES IN GESETZLICHEM BARGELDE INNERHALB DER BESTIMMTEN FRIST, DAS IST BIS ZU DEM ÖFFENTLICH VERLAUTBARTEN
EINLÖSUNGSTERMINE HAFTET DIE GEMEINDE LEMBACH DURCH EINE EIGENE DECKUNGSRÜCKLAGE, DER BÜRGERMEISTER HOBERHUMER
H. BAYER
Reverse description The reverse is printed in dark blue on cream paper and divided into two distinct panels by a vertical rule. The left panel contains a bold denomination block with '50' in large hatched numerals above 'HELLER', followed by the issuing authority inscription 'GUTSCHEIN DER GEMEINDE LEMBACH IM MÜHLKREIS' in bold letterpress, with a decorative scroll border at foot. The right panel presents a hand-drawn line-art vignette of the Lembach village square, with a church tower rising above low-roofed buildings, trees, and two figures in the foreground, all executed in a loose illustrative style characteristic of Austrian Notgeld of this period.
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