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50 Heller Weissenkirchen
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Weissenkirchen in der Wachau |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 30 November 1920 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in deep red and black on cream paper, with the denomination numeral '50' in large bold type flanking a central vignette of a rustic Wachau courtyard scene rendered in fine line engraving, showing an archway, stone walls, and a bare tree. The heading 'Kassenschein der Marktgemeinde' runs along the top border, while 'Weissenkirchen in der Wachau' is inscribed in large Gothic lettering along the lower margin. The left panel contains the guarantee text in German script, and the right panel carries the issue date of 15 April 1920 along with three facsimile signatures of the Bürgermeister, Vizebürgermeister, and Gemeinderat. |
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| Reverse lettering | Zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot gibt die Gemeinde Weißenkirchen in der Wachau Kassenscheine im Gesamtbetrage von 64.000 Kronen aus. Dieselben sind unverzinslich, werden von der Gemeinde Weißenkirchen bis 30. November 1920 in Zahlung genommen und vom 15. bis 30. November 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde eingelöst. — Die Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. Paul Gerin, Wien, II. |
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One of hundreds of Austrian municipal emergency notes — Notgeld — issued in the chaotic years following the collapse of the Habsburg Empire, when small change simply disappeared from circulation. Weissenkirchen in der Wachau, a wine-producing market town on the Danube, issued these notes through the Marktgemeinde to keep local commerce functional during a period of acute coin shortage and rampant inflation.
Paul Gerin in Vienna was among the most prolific Notgeld printers of the period, producing runs for dozens of municipalities across Lower Austria. The Jaksch/Pick reference JPR1158Ie places this within a documented series, suggesting at least five distinct issues from this commune.