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| Issuer | Ortsgemeinde Unterwald |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in plain black typography on unadorned grey paper, bearing the redemption notice and official authorisation. The edition designation I. Aufl. appears in the upper right corner, followed by the redemption clause and the facsimile printed name of the municipal headman. |
| Reverse lettering | I. Aufl. Die Einlösung erfolgt am 31. Dezember 1920. Der Ortsvorsteher: Franz Steininger. |
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Austrian Notgeld from the immediate postwar period, when the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left municipalities scrambling to cover a chronic shortage of small-denomination coins. Unterwald's 75 Heller note is a product of that improvised local response — issued under the authority of the Ortsgemeinde, signed by Franz Steininger, presumably in his capacity as a local official or Bürgermeister.
The 75 Heller denomination is an odd one, deliberately avoiding the round figures that might invite hoarding.