50 Heller Niedertalheim, Lilac issue

Austrian Gemeinde notgeld of this period emerged from a genuine crisis: the postwar collapse of small-denomination coinage left rural communities unable to conduct basic transactions. Niedertalheim — a small Upper Austrian village — issued its own emergency currency under the authority granted to municipalities by the Austrian government in 1919 and 1920, a stopgap that produced thousands of distinct local issues across the country.

The lilac designation distinguishes this from any other color variants in the Niedertalheim series. Schick's signature as Gemeindevorstehung head gives it its legal standing — without it, the note was worthless paper even at the moment of printing.