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99 Heller Innsbruck
| Issuer | Notgeld-Sammlerbund Innsbruck |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Printer | Wagner, Innsbruck |
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| Reverse description | Central circular vignette of the Zuckerhütl glacier and surrounding Stubai Alps peaks rendered in detailed intaglio-style engraving in brown and grey tones, set within a rectangular frame extending to the full width of the note. Stylised edelweiss sprays occupy the left and right vertical borders. Denomination cartouches in salmon read '99' at upper left and 'Hl.' at upper right. The lower margin bears the issuer inscription 'Notgeld-Sammlerbund' at left and 'Innsbruck Tirol.' at right, with the serial number in a central tablet, and the printer's imprint 'WAGNER INNSBRUCK' at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | 99 Hl. Zuckerhütl Notgeld-Sammlerbund Innsbruck Tirol. WAGNER INNSBRUCK |
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The Notgeld-Sammlerbund Innsbruck — a collectors' association, not a municipal or banking authority — issued this note explicitly for the philatelic and numismatic trade rather than genuine emergency circulation. By 1920, Austrian Notgeld had already split into two distinct categories: genuinely utilitarian small-change substitutes issued by towns facing coin shortages, and speculative "Serienscheine" produced for the collector market. This piece falls squarely in the second camp.
The denomination of 99 Heller is the giveaway — an amount calculated to sit just below the 1-Krone threshold, maximizing collector appeal while technically qualifying as valid small change. Wagner was a local Innsbruck printer responsible for a number of Tyrolean Notgeld runs during this period.