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| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Rabenstein an der Pielach |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Marktgemeinde Rabenstein N. Oe. 50 Heller. Die Gemeindeverteter: A. Pallwein Bgmstr. seit 1892 |
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| Reverse lettering | Zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot gibt die Gemeinde Rabenstein, N.-Ö., Gutscheine aus. Die Gemeinde Rabenstein haftet für dieses Notgeld und löst selbes nur bis 30. November 1920 in gesetzlichem Gelde ein. Jede Nachahmung wird bestraft. Gemeinderatsbeschluß vom 19. April 1920. SOMMER, ST. PÖLTEN |
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Rabenstein an der Pielach was one of hundreds of Austrian market towns that issued Notgeld during the postwar currency chaos of 1919–1921, when the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left rural communities without adequate small change. The Marktgemeinde authorized these notes locally, backed by nothing more than municipal credibility and the expectation of eventual redemption.
Sommer of St. Pölten handled a considerable volume of lower Austrian Notgeld work during this period. The official stamp is the operative security feature — without it, the note was simply printed paper.