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50 Heller Stein an der Donau
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Stein an der Donau |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Violet-toned notgeld printed in letterpress on plain paper, with the denomination '50 Heller' repeated in large Gothic numerals at left and right flanking a central vignette of a medieval tower and rooftops rendered in fine line engraving style, signed by the artist L. Kinzel at lower left. Decorative vine and floral corner panels frame the upper corners, while the lower register carries the issuing legend in Fraktur script followed by a liability clause and three manuscript signatures dated 9 April 1920. |
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| Reverse lettering | Kassenschein der Stadtgemeinde Stein a. D. über 50 Heller. Zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot gibt die Stadtgemeinde Stein a. D. unverzinsliche Kassenscheine im Betrage von 100.000 Kronen aus. Sie werden von der Gemeinde Stein bis 1. Oktober 1920 in Zahlung genommen und in der Zeit vom 16. bis 30. September 1920 gegen persönliche Vorweisang an der Gemeindekasse im gesetzlichen Bargeld eingelöst. Die Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. Fünfzig Heller. F. Faber, Krems. |
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Stein an der Donau, now administratively merged with Krems, issued this Notgeld during the prolonged small-change drought that followed Austria's postwar monetary collapse. The 50 Heller denomination sits squarely in the range most useful for everyday market transactions — the kind of change that disappeared fastest from circulation as metal coinage became hoarded or melted.
F. Faber of Krems was a local printer, not a specialist security house, which is typical for this wave of Austrian municipal Notgeld. Designer L. Kinzel's involvement suggests the town made at least some effort at local artistic commission rather than purchasing generic stock designs.