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50 Heller Wachau - Spitz an der Donau
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Spitz an der Donau (Market Town of Spitz on the Danube) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Reference(s) | Jaksc/Pick#JPR1122.12IIc-50 |
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| Obverse lettering | MARKTGEMEINDE SPITZ A/D. 50 Gutschein über Fünfzig Heller Gültig bis 30. Sept. 1920 WACHAUER-NOTGELD 1920 ENTW. MALER RUD. WEBER SPITZ A/D. EDUARD SINGER WIEN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark ink on plain paper within a decorative border of square ornamental blocks. The upper section carries the heading 'WACHAUER NOTGELD.' followed by 'GUTSCHEIN DER GEMEINDE SPITZ AN DER DONAU.' with the denomination numeral '50' repeated at left and right. The body of the note contains a legal text in Gothic blackletter script affirming the liability of the Marktgemeinde Spitz a./D. for redemption of the voucher at the municipal treasury, concluding with the warning 'NACHAHMUNG WIRD BESTRAFT.' and three manuscript signature lines for the Vizebürgermeister, Bürgermeister, and 1. Geschäftsführender Gemeinderat. |
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Spitz an der Donau issued this Notgeld piece in 1920 as part of the broader wave of Austrian municipal emergency currency that flooded the market following the collapse of the Habsburg economy. The Wachau series from this region is among the more sought-after Austrian local issues, partly because towns along the Danube commissioned genuinely skilled designers rather than relying on standard printer stock art.
The engraving was executed in Vienna by Eduard Singer, working from a design by Rudolf Weber — a local man, which is atypical. Most small-town Notgeld designers were commercial illustrators at the printing house, not residents of the issuing community.