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50 Heller Wösendorf
| Issuer | Gemeinde Wösendorf an der Donau (Municipality of Wösendorf on the Danube) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Krone (1918-1921) |
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| Obverse description | Tan-toned notgeld issue printed in dark brown ink, with the title inscription 'Kassenschein der Gemeinde Wösendorf i.d. Wachau' in ornate script across the upper border. A central rectangular vignette presents a detailed letterpress view of a Wachau village street scene with a tall church tower in the foreground and a figure on the road, flanked by hills and trees. Denomination numerals '50' appear in circular guilloche medallions at lower left and right, with the validity clause 'giltig bis 31. Okt. 1920' at upper right; the printer's imprint 'Eduard Sieger, Wien' appears at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Plain cream-toned reverse with a simple ruled border frame enclosing a bold header reading 'GUTSCHEIN DER GEMEINDE WÖSENDORF AN DER DONAU' flanked by denomination numerals '50' at left and right. Below, a block of legal text in uppercase German script sets out the municipality's guarantee of redemption, followed by the warning 'NACHAHMUNG WIRD BESTRAFT.' Three handwritten signatures appear beneath the role designations Vizebürgermeister, Bürgermeister, and 1. Geschäftsf. Gem.-Rat. |
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Wösendorf is a tiny wine-growing village in the Wachau, and this note is exactly what it looks like: a hyperlocal emergency issue printed during the Notgeld wave that swept Austria in 1920 as small coins vanished from circulation entirely. Thousands of Austrian municipalities — some with fewer residents than a city block — contracted private Viennese printers to produce fractional notes. Eduard Sieger handled a substantial share of that work.
The JPR1255a designation places this among the documented Jaksch-catalogued Austrian community issues. Survival rates for village Notgeld vary wildly; rural pieces often circulated hard and briefly before being discarded once the coinage shortage eased.