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50 Heller Wieselburg
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Wieselburg an der Erlauf |
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| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided into two distinct panels printed in dark brown on a salmon-pink ground. The left vignette, framed by a dotted border, presents an Art Nouveau allegorical figure — a semi-draped female holding aloft a torch or projector beam — rising from rocky terrain, with the word KINO above and the cursive inscription Wieselburg a/d. Erlauf below, accompanied by a stylised monogram. The right panel carries large letterpress text stating the denomination and validity date, flanked by decorative scroll ornaments and the initials R. H. at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | KINO Wieselburg a/d. Erlauf GUTSCHEIN 50 HELLER GILTIG BIS 1. JÄNNER 1921. R. H. |
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Wieselburg an der Erlauf issued this 50 Heller note as part of the broader Austrian Notgeld wave that swept through municipalities during and after World War One, when coin shortages made small-denomination paper a practical necessity rather than a policy choice. The Marktgemeinde — a market town, not a city — had no banking infrastructure of its own, so local government stepped in as issuer of last resort.
These small-town Austrian Notgeld pieces were typically printed in short runs and redeemed within the issuing district, which is precisely why attrition rates were high and survivors are disproportionately collector copies that never circulated at all.