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50 Heller Stein an der Donau
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Stein an der Donau |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Krone (1918-1921) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed Notgeld in green and cream, centred on a vignette of a medieval tower rising above a townscape roofline — a characteristic view of historic Stein an der Donau — flanked by large numeral '50' above the inscription 'Heller' on either side, with foliate corner panels completing the border. Below the vignette, a bold Gothic-script legend identifies the issuer as 'Notgeld der Stadt Stein a.d.D.', followed by a two-line guarantee clause and the manuscript date 'Stein a.d.D., am 9. April 1920'. Three manuscript signatures of municipal officials are subscribed at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 Heller Notgeld der Stadt Stein a.d.D. Die Gemeinde Stein a.d.D. hastet für diese Verbindlichkeit mit ihrem ganzen beweglichen und unbeweglichen Vermögen. Stein a.d.D., am 9. April 1920 Vizebürgermeister: Bürgermeister: gf. Gemeinderat: |
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Stein an der Donau — now administratively merged with Krems — issued this 50 Heller note as part of the Austrian Notgeld wave that flooded the country between 1919 and 1922, when chronic small-coin shortages forced municipalities to print their own emergency currency. The printer, J. Faber of Krems, was the logical choice given Stein's immediate proximity to that city; the two towns share a border, effectively one continuous settlement along the Danube.
L. Kiegel's design credit is uncommon enough to be worth noting — most provincial Notgeld of this period went unsigned or credited the printer alone.