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50 Heller Reichersberg
| Issuer | Gemeinde Reichersberg a. I. (Municipality of Reichersberg am Inn) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Gemeinde Reichersberg a. I. Die Gem. Reichersberg gibt l. Beschl. vom 24. Mai 1920 Kassenscheine aus, haftet für die Verpflichtung zur Einlösung mit ihrem gesamt. Vermögen 50 Heller Giltig bis einschl. 31. Dezemb. 1920. Die Nachahmung dieses Scheines ist gesetzlich verboten Der Bürgermeist. :: Karl Oettl :: |
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| Signature(s) | Karl Oettl |
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Reichersberg am Inn is a small market town in Upper Austria, and its 1920 Heller note is a product of the Notgeld wave that swept Austrian municipalities after the collapse of the Habsburg economy left small-denomination coinage virtually nonexistent. These locally issued emergency notes were typically authorized, printed, and distributed within the municipality itself — the signature of Karl Oettl almost certainly indicates a local official, likely the Bürgermeister or a designated treasurer, rather than a bank functionary.
Notgeld of this type had an extremely short intended lifespan, usually redeemable within months. Many Austrian municipal issues from 1920 were never formally retired, leaving redemption status uncertain.