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50 Heller Vorarlberg
| Issuer | Vorarlberger Landesregierung |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Die Nachahmung dieses Gutscheines wird gesetzlich bestraft. 50 Heller Dieser Gutschein verliert seine Gültigkeit, wenn er nicht innerhalb 3 Monaten nach erfolgter öffentlicher Aufforderung bei der Vorarlberger Landeskasse in Bregenz eingelöst wird. Der Finanz-Referent: Vorarlberger Landesregierung Der Landeshauptmann: Bregenz, am 1. Mai 1921. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is divided into two registers by a twisted rope border element. The left half carries an intaglio-style vignette of the Katzenturm (Cat Tower) of Feldkirch, a medieval round stone tower set among trees and buildings, captioned 'FELDKIRCH KATZENTURM' in the upper left corner and signed 'B. KLEBER 902.' at the lower left. The right half presents the denomination '50 Heller' in bold Gothic numerals over a dense floral guilloche underprint, surmounted by the legend 'Vorarlberger Landeskasse Gutschein über', with the printer's imprint 'WAGNER IN NSBRUCK' at the lower right. |
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Vorarlberg's emergency currency program of 1919–1920 produced a substantial range of Heller notes under the Landesregierung's authority — a direct consequence of the coin shortage that followed Austria-Hungary's collapse and the disruption of central monetary supply to the provinces. These regional issues filled a practical gap while Vienna struggled to stabilize the new Austrian Republic's finances.
Wagner of Innsbruck handled the printing, and B. Kleber's design credit marks one of the few signed contributions within this series. The S148 variants differ in minor typographic and color details — B from A in ways that matter to specialists.