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99 Heller Innsbruck
| Issuer | Notgeld-Sammlerbund Innsbruck |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 99 Hellers (0.99) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in salmon-pink and brown tones, with the denomination numeral '99' in large ornamental figures at left and right, flanked by two heraldic shields — one bearing the Tyrolean eagle. A central oval vignette depicts the Martinswand cliff face near Innsbruck with a lakeside landscape below. The inscription '1 Krone weniger 1 Heller' arcs across the top, with 'Heller' lettered in banners at lower left and right. The lower portion contains a rectangular text panel with the redemption notice, date of issue '15. Juli 1920', and three manuscript signatures above printed role designations. |
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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 |
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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.