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90 Heller
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Wels |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | KIRCHGANG POLLHEIMERGRUFT ORIG. ZCHN. v. AUG. MOBER, WELS |
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| Reverse lettering | STADTGEMEINDE WELS, GUTSCHEIN ÜBER NEUNZIG HELLER DIE EINLÖSUNG ERFOLGT IM MONAT JUNI 1921 BÜRGERMEISTER CARL RICHTER |
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Wels issued a run of Notgeld denominations in the early 1920s as postwar inflation ground through Austria's currency. The 90 Heller sits at an odd value — not a standard unit, but a practical one, designed to fill gaps in change that the official coinage could no longer cover. By 1921 the Austrian Heller was already near worthless in any practical sense; these municipal emergency notes were stop-gap instruments, and most Austrian towns knew it.
Aug. Mober was a local Wels printer, and the production shows it — thin margins for error, modest registration. Signed by Carl Richter as municipal authority.