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50 Heller Vorarlberg
| Issuer | Vorarlberger Landeskasse (Vorarlberg Provincial Treasury) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Value | 50 Hellers (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Grey-toned notgeld on plain paper with a fine guilloche underprint bearing repeated 'VORARLBERGER LANDESKASSE' and '50' inscriptions. The denomination 'Fünfzig Heller' is printed in large blackletter Gothic type across the centre, above a clause stating the voucher's validity and redemption conditions at the Vorarlberger Landeskasse in Bregenz. Two manuscript signatures appear at the lower left and right, attributed to the Finanzreferent and the Landeshauptmann respectively, beneath the issuing authority line 'Vorarlberger Landesrat' and the date 'Bregenz, am 1. Oktober 1919.' |
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| Reverse lettering | Vorarlberger Landeskasse 50 HELLER 50 HELLER Heller 50 Heller |
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Vorarlberg's provincial treasury notes of 1919 were emergency issues printed under genuinely unusual political circumstances. In late 1918 and early 1919, the province was actively exploring union with Switzerland rather than the new Austrian republic — a referendum held in May 1919 returned over 80% in favor of joining the Swiss Confederation. The Entente powers blocked it. These Heller notes were being printed and circulated while that question was still unresolved.
Small-denomination Notgeld from provincial Austrian treasuries rarely traveled far. Most circulated within their issuing district and were redeemed locally, which means survivors tend to show heavy use or none at all — little middle ground.