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90 Heller Kössen in Tirol
| Issuer | Gemeinde Kössen (Municipality of Kössen) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Kassenschein über 90 Heller der Gemeinde Kössen in Tirol, welche bis 31. Jänner 1921 für die Einlösung desselben haftet. Nachdruck verboten. Kössen, Juni 1920 Bürgermeister: Vizebürgermeister: Gem. Rat: |
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| Reverse lettering | 90 Kössen in Tirol 90 WAGNER, INNSBRUCK B. AUFLAGE |
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Kössen is a small market village in the Tyrolean district of Kitzbühel, and this 90 Heller note belongs to the vast wave of Austrian municipal Notgeld that flooded the country after the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system left local communities without adequate small change. Wagner of Innsbruck handled an enormous volume of these Tyrolean community issues between 1919 and 1921 — the firm was essentially the default regional printer for Notgeld series across the Inn valley and surrounding districts.
The denomination itself is mildly unusual. Most issues gravitated toward round figures; 90 Heller suggests Kössen was deliberately filling a gap left by other denominations already in circulation locally.