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50 Heller Weissenkirchen
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Weissenkirchen in der Wachau |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 50 Hellers (0.50) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on plain uncoated paper and consists entirely of a typeset text block in German Fraktur script. The heading line announces the purpose of the issue, followed by the name 'Weißenkirchen in der Wachau' in a larger display Fraktur. The body text states the total value of notes issued (64,000 Kronen), confirms the notes are non-interest-bearing, specifies the redemption conditions valid until 30 November 1920, and includes a counterfeiting warning. The printer's imprint 'Paul Gerin, Wien, II.' appears centred at the foot. |
| 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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Weissenkirchen in der Wachau is a small wine-producing market town in Lower Austria, and this 50 Heller note is one of the thousands of Austrian Notgeld issues that flooded the country between 1919 and 1921. The collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left municipalities scrambling to produce small-denomination emergency currency when coins disappeared entirely from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply never reminted in sufficient quantity after the war.
Paul Gerin in Vienna was among the most prolific printers of Austrian Notgeld, handling commissions from hundreds of small towns simultaneously. The JPR1158Ib designation suggests this is the second major variety within the Weissenkirchen issue — likely a color or paper variant from a distinct print run.