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50 Heller Morzg
| Issuer | Morzg, Municipality of |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 50 Hellers (0.50) |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 Heller 50 Altarschrein Legende vom hl. Vitus Gutschein Morzg |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black and blue on cream paper and presents a line-drawn panoramic vignette of Schloss Frohnburg across the upper portion, labelled 'Schloss Frohnburg' in the upper right corner. Below, two smaller cartouches depict a local fountain ('Brunnen') at left and a water tower ('Wasserturm') at right, flanking a central cloud-shaped panel bearing the numeral '50' in blue over the word 'HELLER'. The lower section carries the redemption text in block capitals and a manuscript signature of the Gemeindevorsteher. |
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Morzg was a small municipality immediately south of Salzburg, later absorbed into the city proper. This 50 Heller note is one of the thousands of Austrian Notgeld issues produced between 1919 and 1921, when the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system and severe coin shortages forced even minor parishes and villages to print their own emergency small change. Morzg's series was designed by M. Knob, an otherwise obscure local figure whose name appears on very few documented issues.
The JPR0630a designation places this within the Jaksch/Pick regional Austrian catalog — a reference system that remains the standard for collectors despite its incomplete coverage of the smallest commune issues.