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60 Heller Igls
| Issuer | Kurgemeinde Igls in Tirol |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a panoramic view of the village of Igls against a backdrop of the Tyrolean Alps, captioned below 'IGLS ges. SEALES. HINSICHT'. The note is framed by a decorative border of edelweiss motifs at the corners, with the denomination '60' at upper left and right. A gold overprint is applied across the central vignette, and the inscription 'Kassenschein der Kurgemeinde Igls in Tirol' appears in the upper and lower margins; below the design the printer's imprint 'WAGNER, INNSBRUCK' and '5. Auflage' are noted. |
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| Reverse description | Central oval vignette contains a bust portrait of Paul Hilber, identified by the ribbon inscription 'PAUL HILBER VON IGLS' arching above the wreath-framed medallion, with the date '1809' on the ribbon below. To the left, the denomination text reads 'Kassenschein über Sechzig Heller' and 'Die Kurgemeinde Igls haftet für die'; to the right, the redemption notice reads 'Einlösung dieses Scheines bis 31. Dez. 1920.' Facsimile signatures of the Bürgermeister and the Kassier appear at lower right, with the printer's imprint 'WAGNER, INNSBRUCK' at lower left. |
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Igls was a small Alpine resort village above Innsbruck, and its Kurgemeinde — the administrative body governing the spa district — issued notgeld like this 60 Heller note during the acute coin shortage that plagued postwar Austria. The denomination itself is telling: 60 Heller was an awkward, non-round value, chosen to meet specific change-making needs rather than for any monetary convenience.
Wagner of Innsbruck printed a number of Tyrolean notgeld issues during this period, handling local commissions as the Vienna-based printers were overwhelmed with national currency work.