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50 Heller Vichtenstein
| Issuer | Gemeinde Vichtenstein (Municipality of Vichtenstein) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde 50 HELLER Vichtenstein |
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| Reverse lettering | Die Gemeinde Vichtenstein gibt laut Beschluss vom 13. Juni 1920 Gutscheine im Gesamtbetrage von 50000 Kr. aus, und haftet für die Verbindlichkeit diesen Gutschein bis 31. Dec. 1920 bei der Gemeindekassa in gesetzlichen Bargeld einzulösen. Der Bürgermeister: Die Nachahmung dieses Scheines wird gesetzlich bestraft. Druck: B. Langhammer, Linz. |
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Vichtenstein is a village in Upper Austria so small — fewer than 300 residents even today — that its decision to issue Notgeld in 1920 says more about the chaos of post-imperial Austria than about any local economic ambition. The collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left rural municipalities scrambling for small-denomination scrip to cover everyday transactions that official coinage could no longer support.
B. Langhammer of Linz handled the printing, with design credit going to L. Haase, also Linz — a local production in every sense. The Bürgermeister signatory, Joh. Breit, would have been authorizing a note for a community that could fit inside a single city block elsewhere.