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50 Heller Nöchling
| Issuer | Gemeinde Nöchling (Municipality of Nöchling) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1920 |
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| Obverse description | Typeset Notgeld gutschein printed in blue-grey on cream paper, enclosed within a decorative letterpress border of stylised repeating foliate and geometric ornaments. The denomination 'Fünfzig Heller' is set in bold blackletter type at the top, with the numeral '50' and the word 'Gutschein' centred below; the main text panel states the redemption conditions of the Gemeinde Nöchling valid from 1 to 31 December 1920, with the Bürgermeister's printed signature 'Leop. Wimmer' at the foot. A vertical right-hand panel, separated by a double rule, carries a devotional aphorism in blackletter script. |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse on cream-coloured paper stock, devoid of any design, text, or ornamental elements, consistent with the simple municipal Notgeld issues of the period. |
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Nöchling is a village in Lower Austria with a population that barely crested a few hundred in 1920. Its 50 Heller Notgeld was issued during the acute small-change shortage that plagued Austria after the First World War, when the collapse of the Habsburg economy stripped coins from circulation almost entirely. Municipalities across the country — including many with no meaningful financial infrastructure — were legally permitted to issue their own emergency fractional currency, and thousands did.
The Wimmer signature identifies the sitting Bürgermeister at time of issue. These hyperlocal notes were typically valid only within the issuing commune, redeemable against state currency once the shortage eased.