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10 Heller Krumau am Kamp
| Issuer | Gemeinde Krumau am Kamp (Municipality of Krumau am Kamp) |
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| Value | 10 Hellers (0.10) |
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| Obverse lettering | Kassenschein der Gemeinde Krumau am Kamp über ZEHN HELLER Giltig bis 31. Dezember 1920. DIE NACHAHMUNG DIES KASSENSCHEINES WIRD BESTRAFT. DIE GEMEINDE KRUMAU A. KAMP ÜBERNIMMT DIE HAFTUNG DIESEN KASSENSCHEIN IN GESETZLICHEM BARGELDE EINZULÖSEN. DER BÜRGERMEISTER: |
| Reverse description | The plain cream reverse is printed entirely in purple letterpress Fraktur script, without any vignette or ornamental border. The text identifies the issuer as 'Gutschein der Marktgemeinde Krumau am Kamp' and states the denomination of 10 Heller, followed by the validity date of 31 December 1920 and redemption instructions specifying personal presentation at the Gemeindekasse between 16 and 31 December 1920. |
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Krumau am Kamp is a small village in Lower Austria, and like hundreds of similar municipalities it issued Notgeld during the acute coin shortage that gripped Austria from roughly 1914 onward. These emergency pfennig-denominations were produced locally to replace hoarded or melted metal coinage, with each issuing body responsible for its own design, printing arrangement, and redemption guarantee — such as it was.
The JPR0487d series designation suggests this is one of several denominations issued by the same municipality, a common pattern. Redemption reliability varied enormously between villages; some honored their notes promptly, others did not.