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50 Heller Mistelbach
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Mistelbach |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The left portion of the note is dominated by Gothic calligraphic inscriptions arranged in a vertical sequence, with the denomination 'Fünfzig Heller' rendered in an elaborate ornamental script occupying the central register. To the right, a detailed line-engraved vignette presents a tall Baroque plague column set within a landscaped park, with swirling clouds and trees rendered in fine cross-hatching. The lower margin carries two facsimile manuscript signatures below the printed designations of the Vizebürgermeister and Bürgermeister. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 50 Hadmar von Mistelbach und seine Gattin Elisabeth erbauen die Kirche St. Elisabeth 1016 Kaiser Franz Josef I erhebt den Markt Mistelbachs zur Stadt 1874 |
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Mistelbach, a small market town in Lower Austria, issued Notgeld during the acute coin shortage that gripped Austria following the First World War. Municipal and local authorities across the region printed their own small-denomination notes because the central government simply could not supply enough coinage to keep everyday commerce moving — a problem that hit rural and semi-rural communities especially hard.
The JPR prefix in the Jaksch reference system identifies this as part of the broader Austrian local emergency money corpus. At 50 Heller, this sits at the most common transactional denomination for Austrian Notgeld — change for bread, tram fares, market purchases.