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20 Heller Neukirchen bei Lambach
| Issuer | Municipality of Neukirchen bei Lambach |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1920 |
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| Reverse lettering | Gutschein der Gemeinde Neukirchen bei Lambach bei Lambach. Die Gemeinde Neukirchen haftet für die Verbindlichkeit, diesen Schein in gesetzlichem Bargeld bis 31. Dezember 1920 einzulösen und hat hiefür eine eigene Deckungsrücklage bestellt. Der Bürgermeister: Franz Schmalwieser. Die Nachmachung dieses Scheines wird gesetzlich bestraft. |
| Signature(s) | Franz Schmalwieser |
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Neukirchen bei Lambach is a small market town in Upper Austria, and this 20 Heller note is one of the thousands of Notgeld pieces issued by Austrian municipalities during the acute small-change shortage of 1920–1921. The federal government's inability to supply enough low-denomination coin forced local authorities — villages, market towns, even individual businesses — to print their own emergency fractional currency. Schmalwieser's signature as issuing authority reflects the municipal structure typical of Upper Austrian market communes, where the Bürgermeister or a designated official authenticated each series.