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99 Heller Innsbruck
| Issuer | Notgeld-Sammlerbund Innsbruck |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 Krone weniger 1 Heller 99 Heller MARTINSWAND Der Notgeld-Sammlerbund haftet für die Einlösung dieses Scheines in der Zeit vom 15. bis 31. Dez. 1920. Innsbruck am 15. Juli 1920. DER SÄCKELWART DER OBM. STELLV. DER OBMANN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-grey and olive-green tones, with the numeral '99' at upper left and the abbreviation 'Hl.' at upper right in bold ornamental type. A large central vignette occupies most of the note's surface, presenting an Alpine mountain panorama — likely a view toward the Stubai glacier — rendered in a fine illustrative style with snow-covered peaks and a rocky foreground valley. Edelweiss floral motifs frame the upper corners, and the lower margin carries the inscriptions 'Notgeld-Sammlerbund' at left and 'Innsbruck Tirol' at right, with the printer's imprint 'WAGNER INNSBRUCK' at lower right. |
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The Notgeld-Sammlerbund Innsbruck — a collectors' association, not a municipality or bank — issued this 99 Heller note specifically for the philatelic and numismatic market, a practice that became widespread in Austria and Germany between 1920 and 1922. The odd denomination of 99 Heller is a deliberate collector's conceit; it carries no practical exchange logic and was never intended to function as emergency currency in any meaningful sense. Wagner's print shop in Innsbruck handled the production locally.
The Sammlerbund series sits in an awkward taxonomic space — technically Notgeld, but purpose-built as a collectible from the outset.