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50 Heller Rodaun
| Issuer | Gemeinde Rodaun (Municipality of Rodaun) |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Two-colour letterpress Notgeld in blue and brown-orange. The left portion carries a central rectangular vignette of Schloss Rodaun rendered in brown-orange intaglio style, framed within an ornate blue border with foliate and arabesque ornaments; circular denomination medallions reading '50 HELLER' appear at the left and right of the vignette. A detachable coupon at the right edge bears the large numeral '50' and the vertical inscription 'HELLER' in brown-orange on a plain ground. Below the vignette, the issuer's name appears in bold Gothic script. |
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| Obverse lettering | HELLER 50 SCHLOSS IN RODAUN Kassenschein der Gemeinde RODAUN N.Ö. |
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Rodaun was an independent municipality southwest of Vienna when this note was issued — it wasn't absorbed into Greater Vienna until 1938. Like hundreds of Austrian Gemeinden during the Notgeld period following the First World War, Rodaun issued small-denomination emergency scrip to address the acute coin shortage that gripped Austria from around 1919 onward. F. Seitenberg operated out of Vienna's third district and handled printing for numerous local authorities during this period.
The JPR0840IIc suffix indicates a later subvariety within the Rodaun 50 Heller series — collectors should verify the specific distinguishing feature, whether color shade, paper stock, or overprint, as Jaksch differentiates subvarieties that can appear nearly identical to the untrained eye.