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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 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The upper portion of this Austrian Notgeld gutschein carries a woodcut-style vignette in green ink on cream paper, showing an alpine church with a pointed steeple set against a mountainous landscape with stylized coniferous trees and radiating sunburst lines around the peak. The lower panel bears the place name 'Obernberg' in large decorative Gothic script on a ribbon banner, followed by 'bei Gries am Brenner' in smaller lettering, with the redemption clause and Bürgermeister's facsimile signature below. The edition designation '3. Auflage' (3rd issue) appears at the lower left, printed by letterpress throughout in a single green color. |
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| Obverse lettering | Obernberg bei Gries am Brenner dieser Gutschein wird bis 15.Nov. 1920 eingelöst Bürgermeister 3. Auflage |
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One of thousands of Austrian municipal Notgeld issues that flooded the country between 1919 and 1922, this 90 Heller piece from Obernberg am Brenner reflects the acute small-change shortage that followed the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system. The Brenner Pass corridor municipalities were particularly active issuers — proximity to the new Italian border, drawn by the 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, created unusual local economic pressures as cross-border traffic dried up and Austrian Crown coinage disappeared from circulation almost entirely.
The 90 Heller denomination is atypical. Most municipal Notgeld series favored round figures; odd values like this usually indicate a calculated set designed for philatelic sale rather than pure necessity.