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80 Heller Meggenhofen
| Issuer | Gemeinde Meggenhofen (Municipality of Meggenhofen) |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on a light blue-grey ground within a matching ornamental border. A central allegorical vignette occupies the right two-thirds of the field, showing a cloaked figure striding across a landscape strewn with currency notes and coins, with a church spire visible in the background; two arched banners above read 'Ursache' and 'd. Folgen', flanking the dates '1914–19.' and '1921'. The denomination numeral '80' appears in a circular cartouche at centre. The lower arc carries the legend 'Gutschoster im Zeichen der Hartgeldnot — Achtzig Heller' in bold Gothic type. The left panel repeats the municipality name 'Gemeinde Meggenhofen' in a diagonal interlocking typographic design, with 'Zweite Auflage' below and a small lion-head vignette in a ruled box at the foot. |
| 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.