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50 Heller Ruprechtshofen
| Issuer | Gemeinde Ruprechtshofen (Municipality of Ruprechtshofen) |
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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 red on cream paper and enclosed within a fine ornamental floral border. The denomination numeral '50' appears at the top and bottom centers, with a two-line verse in Gothic blackletter at the head of the note, followed by the issuer's name in large display script. A block of legal text in smaller blackletter sets out the issuance authority, total value of the series, redemption terms, and the guarantee of the municipality's assets, concluded by the facsimile signatures of the deputy mayor and the mayor, and an anti-counterfeiting warning. |
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| Signature(s) | Aigenbauer and Johann Hackner |
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Austrian Notgeld from the early 1920s proliferated at the municipal level because the central government simply could not supply enough small-denomination coin to meet everyday demand — a direct consequence of wartime metal shortages and post-imperial monetary disintegration. Ruprechtshofen, a small Lower Austrian market town, issued these 50 Heller notes through its local administration rather than any banking institution, which is why the signatures are those of municipal officials rather than bank directors.
L. Haase of Linz produced a substantial volume of similar emergency issues for Upper and Lower Austrian communities during this period. The firm's name appears on numerous provincial Notgeld pieces, suggesting a regional printing contract arrangement rather than individual commissions.