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50 Heller Viechtwang
| Issuer | Gemeinde Viechtwang (Municipality of Viechtwang) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 50 Hellers (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress on light guilloche underprint. The issuer's name 'Gemeinde Viechtwang' is set in Gothic Fraktur script across the upper portion, flanked left and right by ornamental panels containing the denomination numeral '50' within a bold border. A central oval vignette bearing the municipal seal appears as a lightly printed underprint behind the text block. The main body carries the authorisation text in block capitals referencing the G.R.B. decree of 6 April 1920, with three facsimile signatures of municipal officials below, and the denomination '50 HELLER' in large display type at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | Brown-toned vignette of Burg Schärnstein castle set within a dashed rectangular border. The composition shows the medieval hilltop castle complex with its onion-domed tower and curtain walls set against a mountainous landscape, with alpine flora to the left foreground. The denomination numeral '50' appears in the upper left corner, the word 'Burg' in Gothic script at upper centre, and the inscription 'Schärnstain 1204' in decorative lettering at the lower centre, referencing the fortress's founding year. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 Burg Schärnstain 1204 |
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