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80 Heller Rodaun
| Issuer | Gemeinde Rodaun (Municipality of Rodaun) |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red letterpress ornamental border with foliate and scrollwork surrounds a central blue vignette of Schloss Rodaun (Rodaun Castle) set amid trees and clouds. Denomination roundels reading '80 HELLER' appear at left and right within the red decorative framework, with a winged figure at the top centre. Below the vignette, the inscription 'SCHLOSS IN RODAUN' is followed by the issuer legend 'Kassenschein der Gemeinde RODAUN N.Ö.' in stylised lettering. A vertical right-hand tab bears the large numeral '80' and the word 'HELLER' printed in overlapping teal and ochre colours. |
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| Reverse description | Pale green letterpress text on plain paper stock constitutes the entire reverse design. Large '80' numerals appear in the upper centre and at lower left and right as corner devices. The main body carries the redemption text in German script, indicating that the note is redeemable at the Gemeinde Rodaun cashier within 14 days of demand. Signature lines for the Bürgermeister and Gemeindevorstand are present, with manuscript signatures. |
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Rodaun was an independent municipality southwest of Vienna until its forced incorporation into Greater Vienna in 1938. This 80 Heller note belongs to the wave of Austrian Notgeld issued in the immediate postwar years, when coin shortages left small municipalities scrambling to produce their own fractional currency. The denomination itself — 80 Heller — is characteristic of the awkward arithmetic of Austrian postwar inflation, where conventional round figures had already lost practical meaning.
Rodaun is better known today as the final home of Hugo von Hofmannsthal, who lived and died there. The municipality had fewer than two thousand residents at the time of issue.