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50 Heller Schwaz
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Schwaz (City of Schwaz) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The left half of the note is occupied by a vignette of Georg von Freundsberg, the celebrated Tyrolean mercenary commander, rendered in a laurel wreath cartouche in a coloured woodcut style; he is shown in full armour bearing a sword, with a tower and fortification visible behind him. His name appears on a banner scroll at the base of the vignette. To the right, the denomination '50 Hl.' is set in large bold type at upper right, below which a five-line German text states the city's redemption guarantee until 31 January 1921, followed by three manuscript signatures for the Bürgermeister, Stadtkämmerer, and Geldwart. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is divided into three vertical panels on a salmon-toned ground with stylised foliate underprint. The left panel bears the denomination '50' at upper left, the poetic inscription 'o Ritter Jörg! Erweck uns bald den Mann,' and the heraldic shield of Schwaz with crossed mining hammers below, over the town name 'Schwaz'. The central panel contains a full-length standing figure of a knight in armour on a pedestal, rendered in grey-green tones. The right panel carries the denomination 'Hl.' at upper right, the couplet continuation 'Der's tut, was zu Pavia du getan!' and the Tyrolean eagle coat of arms, over the inscription 'in Tirol!' |
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Schwaz, once the silver-mining capital of Europe, was reduced by 1920 to printing emergency paper fractions to keep local commerce moving. This 50 Heller note is part of the broader Austrian Notgeld wave that followed the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system — municipalities across the Tyrol were left to improvise their own small-denomination currency as the central supply of coins dried up entirely.
Wagner of Innsbruck handled a substantial share of Tyrolean Notgeld printing during this period, producing runs for numerous Gemeinden across the Inn valley.