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80 Heller Pöchlarn
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Pöchlarn |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1920 |
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| Obverse description | The left half of the obverse is occupied by a brown-toned vignette engraved by Spuger, presenting a riverside view of Pöchlarn with a medieval round tower, a church steeple, and townhouses reflected along the water's edge beneath a billowing clouded sky. The right half carries the denomination numeral '80' in circular cartouches at each corner, with the value spelled out vertically in Fraktur script ('Achtzig Heller') along both lateral borders. The central text panel, printed in dark purple on a lightly textured ground, bears the legends 'DRITTE AUFLAGE', 'Gutschein der Stadtgemeinde Pöchlarn', the validity clause 'Nur gültig bis 31. Dezember 1920', and two facsimile manuscript signatures above the printed titles 'Der Vizebürgermeister' and 'Der Bürgermeister'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a large panoramic engraving by Thonau of the historic town of Pöchlarn ('Pechlarn') as seen from across the Danube, with the townscape, church spires, and surrounding hills rendered in fine line work. Above the central vignette, an ornate cartouche encloses a standing robed figure flanked by a scrolling banner bearing a Middle High German verse quotation from the Nibelungenlied referencing 'Bechelären'. The denomination '80' appears in bold circular medallions framed by laurel branches at lower left and right, flanked by classical pillar motifs. Along the bottom margin runs the guarantee inscription in Fraktur: 'Die Gemeinde haftet für die Einlösung mit ihrem ganzen Vermögen † 1920 † Nachahmung verboten', with the header 'Stadtgemeinde Pöchlarn a/. Donau' across the top. |
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Pöchlarn, a small Danube town in Lower Austria, was one of hundreds of Austrian municipalities forced into emergency currency production after the collapse of the Habsburg economy left a chronic shortage of small-denomination coins. These Notgeld issues — locally printed, locally guaranteed, and theoretically redeemable — proliferated across Austria in 1920 and 1921, with virtually every Gemeinde developing its own designs and denominations independent of Vienna.
The 80 Heller denomination is an oddity even within this chaotic series. Most issuers stuck to round figures; 80 Heller suggests a specific local pricing problem, not a casual design choice.