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90 Heller Obernberg bei Gries am Brenner
| Issuer | Gemeinde Obernberg bei Gries am Brenner (Municipality of Obernberg bei Gries am Brenner) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red on cream paper, the upper portion of the note carries a bold woodcut-style vignette of the Obernberg village church set against a dramatic Alpine landscape, with stylized conifer trees and mountain peaks framing the steeple; a small monogram 'Eb.' appears at lower right of the vignette. The lower panel bears the place name 'Obernberg' in large Gothic script above the legend 'bei Gries am Brenner' and the redemption notice, with the Bürgermeister's manuscript signature below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, consisting of plain uncoated cream-buff paper with a slightly textured surface and no inscriptions, vignettes, or decorative elements. |
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Obernberg am Brenner is a tiny Tyrolean mountain commune sitting at roughly 1400 metres, and this 1920 Heller note is a product of the acute coin shortage that swept Austria in the immediate postwar years. With the Habsburg state dissolved and new supply chains in chaos, hundreds of municipalities across the former crownlands printed their own emergency Notgeld simply to make change. This particular 90 Heller denomination is an unusual face value — most municipal issues clustered around 10, 20, and 50 — suggesting Obernberg was working around a specific gap in local circulation rather than following any standard template.
Bürgermeister Hölzl's single signature validates the issue.