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75 Heller
| Issuer | Ortsgemeinde Königsau (Commune of Königsau) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1920 |
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| Reverse lettering | Die Gutscheine werden auf Grund des Gemeindeausschußbeschlusses vom 23. Juli 1920 ausgegeben und bis 31. Dezember 1920 in gesetzlichem Bargelde eingelöst. Die Nachahmung dieses Scheines wird gesetzlich bestraft. Der Ortsvorsteher: JOHANN RIEPL Auflage II/2 (Translation: The vouchers are issued on the basis of the municipal committee resolution of 23 July 1920 and redeemed in legal cash until 31 December 1920. The imitation of this note is punishable by law. The mayor: Johann Riepl. Edition II/2) |
| Signature(s) | Johann Riepl |
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Königsau — today Královská, a village in what is now the Czech Republic — issued this Notgeld in the immediate aftermath of the dissolution of Austria-Hungary. These small-denomination emergency notes filled a genuine vacuum: the new Czechoslovak state was absorbing formerly Austrian territories faster than coin and official currency could follow. Communes across the Sudetenland printed their own to keep local commerce moving.
Johann Riepl's single signature suggests a modest municipal operation — no countersignature, no bank official. The 75 Heller denomination is an odd one, chosen to cover specific local pricing gaps rather than fit any round arithmetic.