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50 Heller Wachau - Ranna-Mühldorf
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Spitz an der Donau |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided into two panels: a narrow left column bearing the denomination inscription 'Gutschein über 50 Heller' and the validity clause 'Giltig bis 30. September 1920' in Gothic script, and a large right vignette presenting a finely engraved landscape view of Schloss Ranna-Mühldorf perched atop a rocky hillside, rendered in a detailed linear style. The title 'Wachauer Notgeld' appears in ornate Gothic lettering along the upper border, while 'Schloss Ranna-Mühldorf' is inscribed in block capitals within a panel at the base of the vignette. A geometric decorative border with corner diamond ornaments frames the entire note, and the designer and engraver credits — 'Entw. Maler Rud. Weber, Spitz' and 'Eduard Rieger' — are printed in small text at the lower left and right margins respectively. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in black on plain paper within a heavy dotted-square border. The header reads 'Wachauer Notgeld.' with 'Gutschein der Gemeinde Spitz an der Donau' beneath, flanked on either side by the numeral '50' in large type. A block of Gothic-script text below sets out the municipality's legal guarantee of redemption through the communal treasury (Gemeindekasse) until 30 September 1920, followed by the anti-counterfeiting warning 'Nachahmung wird bestraft.' Three signature lines are ruled at the bottom, headed by the titles 'Vizebürgermeister:', 'Bürgermeister:', and '1. Geschäftsf. Gem.-Rat:', each bearing a manuscript signature. |
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Part of the elaborate Notgeld program that briefly turned Austrian municipal authorities into de facto printers of collectible scrip, this Wachau issue from Spitz an der Donau was designed by Rudolf Weber and engraved by Eduard Rieger — a local production in the fullest sense, printed in the town that issued it. Weber's work across the Wachau series is among the more carefully executed of the Austrian local Notgeld, and Rieger's engraving holds that quality at small scale.
The Jaksc/Pick reference JPR1122.07IIa places this within the second main type of the Spitz issue. The "IIa" subdivision typically signals a paper or print variant — worth checking against known examples before cataloging condition.