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80 Heller Meggenhofen
| Issuer | Gemeinde Meggenhofen (Municipality of Meggenhofen) |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Size | 90 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | Light blue-grey note printed in black, with a bold ornamental border of repeating dot-and-dash motifs. The issuer name 'Gem. Meggenhofen' is set in large Gothic lettering across the upper portion, with 'Gutschein über' beneath it. The denomination 'Achtzig Hell.' appears in bold relief within a heavy decorative frame at centre, flanked to the left by the edition notice 'II. Auflage'. The lower section carries a redemption clause in Gothic script, while to the upper right a scalloped circular vignette bears the municipal seal. At lower right, the title 'Der Bürgermeist.' appears above a manuscript signature. |
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| Reverse lettering | Gemeinde Meggenhofen Zweite Auflage Ursache d. Folgen 1914–19. 1921 80 Gutschoster im Zeichen der Hartgeldnot Achtzig Heller |
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Meggenhofen is a small rural commune in Upper Austria, and its decision to issue emergency money in 1921 places this note in the tail end of the Austrian Notgeld wave — later than most, by which point many larger municipalities had already wound down their issues. The 80 Heller denomination is an odd one, neither a round figure nor a straightforward fraction, which suggests it was calculated against a specific local exchange need rather than issued as part of a tidy series.
Austrian Gemeinde-level Notgeld from this period was typically printed by regional presses in small runs, and survival rates are uneven — village issues saw genuine local circulation, unlike the collector-targeted Serienscheine from urban centers.