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50 Heller Weitra
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Weitra |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | WEITRA · FÜNFZIG HELLER · WEITRA Kassenschein der Stadtgemeinde Weitra N.Ö. über Fünfzig Heller Die Gemeinde Weitra haftet für diese Verbindlichkeit mit ihrem ganzen beweglichen und unbeweglichen Vermögen. WEITRA, am 7. Mai 1920. Der Bürgermeister Gemeinderot: Vizebürgermeister: Gültig bis 31. Dezember 1920. GEMEINDE WEITRA · FÜNFZIG HELLER · GEMEINDE WEITRA |
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| Signature(s) | Gemeinderot: Paul Waschko and Vizebürgermeister: Johann Biebly and Schneider Wolf |
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Weitra, in Lower Austria's Waldviertel, was among hundreds of Austrian municipalities forced to issue their own emergency scrip after the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left small-denomination coins virtually absent from circulation. These Notgeld issues were an administrative headache born of necessity — the central government couldn't keep up with demand for low-value coinage in the chaotic postwar years, so towns handled it themselves.
Three signatories authenticate this note: a Gemeinderot, the Vizebürgermeister, and a third official — an unusual triple-signature arrangement that suggests the local council was being deliberately cautious about authorizing the issue.