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80 Heller - Hall in Tirol
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Hall in Tirol |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 30 November 1920 |
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| Obverse description | Left vignette rendered in coloured letterpress presents three historic glassware pieces — a lidded salt cellar, a tall cylindrical vessel, and a large conical goblet — attributed to the Stubengesellschaft in Hall, founded 1566, as captioned in small text below. To the right, the denomination '80 Heller' is set in bold Gothic blackletter script, followed by the redemption text in German blackletter stating the Stadtgemeinde Hall in Tirol guarantees exchange until 30 November 1920, dated Hall, 30 Mai 1920. Two manuscript signatures appear below the printed lines 'Der Bürgermeister:' and 'Der Stadtkämmerer:', with the printer's imprint 'WAGNER, INNSBRUCK.' along the lower right margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | 80 Heller Die Stadtgemeinde Hall in Tirol haftet für die Einlösung des Scheines bis 30. Novemb. 1920. Hall, 30. Mai 1920. Der Bürgermeister: Der Stadtkämmerer: Pokale der Stubengesellschaft in Hall Gegr. 1566 1. AUFLAGE WAGNER, INNSBRUCK. |
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Hall in Tirol was one of hundreds of Austrian municipalities forced into emergency paper money after the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left coin supplies essentially nonexistent. These locally issued Heller notes — collectively known as Notgeld — were produced in enormous variety across Tyrol between 1919 and 1921, with individual towns commissioning their own designs from regional printers. Wagner in Innsbruck handled a significant portion of the Tyrolean output during this period.
The 80 Heller denomination is among the more unusual face values in the Austrian municipal series, chosen to cover specific transactional gaps rather than follow any standard progression.