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80 Heller Krems - EDNA)
| Issuer | Erste Deutsch-Österreichische Notgeldausstellung (EDNA), Krems an der Donau |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | 1. DEUTSCHÖSTERREICHISCHE NOTGELDAUSSTELLUNG KREMS AUG. SEPT. 1920 80 HELLER ZU GUNSTEN DER HEIMBEFÖRDERUNG UNSERER ARMEN KRIEGSGEFANGENEN TOMSCHIK |
| Reverse description | Printed in pale blue on cream paper, the reverse bears the edition notation '3. Auflage.' at upper left, with the denomination stated as 'Achtzig 80 Heller' in large Gothic script set between horizontal ruled lines. A text block in period German script explains that the sum constitutes a charitable donation for the repatriation and welfare of prisoner-of-war compatriots and will not be redeemed as currency, with the issuing authority identified at the foot as '"Edna", Erste deutsch-öst. Notgeldausstellung Krems a/D. 1920'. The obverse design is faintly visible as a ghost impression through the paper. |
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EDNA — the Erste Deutsch-Österreichische Notgeldausstellung — was an exhibition held in Krems in 1920 specifically organized around the notgeld phenomenon itself. Notes issued under its banner were produced for collectors attending the exhibition, not for any genuine payment need, which puts them in a peculiar category: emergency currency issued to commemorate emergency currency.
The Tomschik attribution is notable. Julius Tomschik was a Viennese graphic artist whose work appeared across several Austrian notgeld series during this period, and his involvement here reflects the deliberate aesthetic ambition of exhibition-grade notgeld — these were designed to be kept, not spent.
The JPR0474c suffix indicates a variant within the Jaksch/Pick classification for this issue.