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50 Heller Zell am See
| Issuer | Marktgemeinde Zell am See |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Reference(s) | Jaksc/Pick#JPR1270II-50 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a full-surface line-art vignette of Schloss Rosenberg, a multi-turreted Renaissance castle set amid dense foliage with an alpine mountain range visible behind, rendered in fine letterpress line engraving. The inscription 'Schloß Rosenberg' appears in the upper left corner within the vignette, while the legend 'Seebad Zell am See' is set in bold Gothic script along the lower margin. The note's background is printed in a pink cross-hatched pattern forming the outer border, and the printer's imprint 'Druck v. J. Sechor, Zell am See' appears in the lower left corner. |
| Reverse lettering | Schloß Rosenberg Seebad Zell am See Druck v. J. Sechor, Zell am See |
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Austrian Notgeld at its most local — this 50 Heller note was issued by the market municipality of Zell am See itself, printed by a press operating within the town. J. Sechor was a local commercial printer, not a banknote specialist, and the production reflects that: these emergency issues were produced on whatever stock and equipment were available, with no pretense of security printing.
By 1920 the Austro-Hungarian krone had been in freefall since the armistice, and hundreds of Austrian municipalities were issuing their own Notgeld to address the chronic shortage of small change. Zell am See was one of thousands doing exactly this.