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50 Heller Wald im Pinzgau
| Issuer | Gemeinde-Vorstehung Wald im Pinzgau |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Brown floral underprint frames a central green vignette offering a panoramic view of the village of Wald im Pinzgau set against an Alpine mountain backdrop with a church spire visible at centre. Large brown numerals "50" flank the vignette at left and right. Below the vignette, bold green lettering carries the issuer title, followed by the validity clause, place and date of issue, and the printed facsimile signatures of the municipal officials, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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| Signature(s) | Ortner and Wechselberger |
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Wald im Pinzgau is a small Alpine village in the Salzburg region, and its decision to issue emergency money in 1920 was a direct consequence of Austria's post-war coin shortage — a crisis severe enough that hundreds of Austrian municipalities printed their own Notgeld rather than wait for a central supply that never reliably came. Buchdruckerei Zaunrith, a Salzburg commercial printer, handled a number of these local commissions, which accounts for the consistent print quality across several Pinzgau-area issues.
The signatures of Ortner and Wechselberger represent the Gemeinde-Vorstehung — the local administrative authority — whose endorsement gave the note whatever credibility it carried within the village economy.