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50 Heller Lilienfeld
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Lilienfeld (Market Town of Lilienfeld) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1920 |
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| Reverse description | Plain cream paper reverse with entirely typeset text in a serif blackletter and roman typeface, centred on the note. The heading 'Gutschein der Marktgemeinde Lilienfeld' is set in large display type, followed by a justified paragraph in smaller roman type setting out the legal basis for redemption, referencing the council resolution of 30 April 1920, a total issue of 30,000 Kronen, and the redemption window of 20 to 31 December 1920, with a provision for publicly announced extension up to 20 December 1920. |
| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Marktgemeinde Lilienfeld Auf Grund des Sitzungsbeschlusses vom 30. April 1920 erfolgt die Einlösung der bis zu einem Gesamtbetrage von 30 000 Kronen ausgegebenen Gutscheine aus der hiefür eigens bestellten Deckungsrücklage in gesetzlichem Bargelde in der Zeit vom 20. bis 31. Dezember 1920. Gegebenenfalls kann eine Verlängerung der Umlaufszeit, welche bis längstens 20. Dezember 1920 öffentlich verlautbart wird, erfolgen. |
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Austrian municipal Notgeld of this type was a direct consequence of the coin shortage that persisted well into the early republic years after 1918 — small denominations had effectively vanished from circulation, hoarded or melted, forcing hundreds of market towns and rural communes to print their own provisional fractional currency. Lilienfeld, a small Lower Austrian town best known for its Cistercian monastery, was one of many that turned to locally designed issues rather than waiting on Vienna.
E. Schmidt's designer credit is worth noting: many comparable Notgeld issues recycled stock vignettes, but named designers on these small municipal pieces often indicate a commission specific to the issuing town.