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80 Heller
| Issuer | Gemeinde Schwallenbach an der Donau |
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| Currency | Krone (1918-1921) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue and black on cream paper, with a decorative border of geometric and floral ornaments at top and bottom. The word GUTSCHEIN appears in bold uppercase lettering at the top, beneath which a central vignette shows two putti flanking a large circular guilloche underprint bearing the numeral 80 in blue over a fine lathe-work rosette, with the word HELLER inscribed below the numeral within a wreath of oak leaves. The issuer's name DER GEMEINDE SCHWALLENBACH / A/D. DONAU is set in large letterpress type in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse lettering | DIE GEMEINDE SCHWALLENBACH A/D. DONAU löst diesen Schein 4 Wochen nach öffentlicher Bekanntmachung in ges. Bargelde ein. BÜRGERMEISTER: VIZEBURGERMEISTER: GESCHÄFTSF GEM. RAT: No A GRUNDMANN WIEN XIII/4 |
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Schwallenbach an der Donau is a tiny riverside settlement in Lower Austria, and its decision to issue emergency notes during the Notgeld period reflects just how far down the administrative hierarchy the post-WWI coin shortage reached. Municipal scrip at this scale — a village rather than a town — was printed in enormous variety across Austria between roughly 1919 and 1921, with local printers like A. Grundmann filling orders that the larger note houses couldn't be bothered with.
Grundmann operated out of Vienna's 13th district and handled numerous small Austrian Notgeld commissions. The 80 Heller denomination is slightly irregular — most series favored round or symmetrical pairings.