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| Issuer | Gemeinde Mattsee (Municipality of Mattsee) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a central vignette of Mattsee lake with sailing vessels and mountains in the background, rendered in a fine letterpress illustrative style. The denomination '60 Heller' appears in decorative gothic script in the upper left and right corners, with the town name 'Mattsee' in large gothic lettering across the top. Below the vignette, the redemption text and four facsimile signatures of the municipal councillors and Bürgermeister are printed, with the date 'Mattsee bei Salzburg im Juli 1920' centred at the bottom. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is composed of three distinct vignette panels in a brownish letterpress print. The left panel presents a large heraldic shield with the Bavarian lozengy arms surmounted by an angel figure, flanked by smaller scenes of scholarly or clerical life. The upper right carries a Latin historical inscription in gothic script referencing the foundation of Mattsee by Duke Tassilo, while below it a central vignette shows the Zellhof chapel set among trees. To the far right stands a robed ecclesiastical figure with staff and crown, and the Roman numeral denomination 'LX' appears in a cartouche at the bottom centre. |
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| Signature(s) | Lechner, Steiner, Neuhofer (Gemeinderäte) and Gruber (Bürgermeister) |
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