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50 Heller Pottenstein
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Pottenstein a.d. Triesting |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Krone (1918-1921) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a lighter letterpress impression on plain buff paper, entirely typeset without vignette or ornamental elements. A centred German text block of four lines states the total authorised issue volume of 16,000 Kronen and specifies the redemption deadline of 31 August 1920 in lawful currency. |
| Reverse lettering | Die Marktgemeinde Pottenstein a. d. Tr. gibt Gutscheine bis zu 16.000 Kronen aus. Dieselben werden bis 31. August 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde eingelöst. |
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Austrian Notgeld from the early 1920s occupies a strange corner of monetary history — these emergency issues were produced by municipalities, market towns, and even individual businesses after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire left the new Austrian Republic chronically short of small-denomination coinage. Pottenstein an der Triesting, a small market commune in Lower Austria, issued this 50 Heller note as a purely local stopgap, redeemable only within the issuing community.
The Notgeld phenomenon peaked between 1919 and 1922, by which point some issues had become more collectible curiosity than functional currency — printers encouraged this deliberately, producing decorative series to sell to collectors and offset printing costs.