Austria. - 100 Notgeldscheine - Various Dates (No reserve price)
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hundred Notgeld banknotes from Austria, issued in the early 20th century across various dates, totaling 100 pieces, not certified.
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Austrian emergency money until 1920.
Austrian Notgeld arose during World War I due to a shortage of metal coinage. Coins were hoarded or used for the war industry, making smaller denominations scarce in particular. Municipalities, towns, businesses and institutions therefore issued temporary own banknotes.
The first major issues appeared from 1918, especially in Tyrol, including Innsbruck, Kufstein and Kitzbühel. The usual values were 10, 20 and 50 Heller, but higher values also appeared, sometimes up to 100 Kronen. This so‑called Großgeld was intended for larger payments.
After the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918, production increased sharply. In 1919 and especially 1920 hundreds of Austrian municipalities issued their own emergency money. Upper Austria became an important center in particular. The banknotes were usually only valid for a short time and could be exchanged with the issuing authority.
From 1920 the banknotes increasingly took on an artistic and local character. Castles, churches, town halls, landscapes, arms and historical figures were depicted. Due to the strong interest of collectors, special series, color variants, press variants and other issues appeared that were sometimes not intended for general payment use.
In addition to municipal Notgeld there existed, among other things, Privatnotgeld from companies and shops and Lagergeld for use within certain institutions or closed communities.
Important collecting areas are Tyrol, Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria and Carinthia. For Upper Austria hundreds of municipalities are known. One municipality could also issue dozens of different variants.
1920 forms an important endpoint for a collection, because from the end of that year issuance became increasingly restricted. Austrian Notgeld from this period is now interesting for both its historical significance and its great artistic and local variety.
For an extensive study, the catalogs by Johann Kodnar & Norbert Künstner, Katalog des österreichischen Notgeldes 1914–1924, and the regional catalogs of the Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv are particularly important.
These are 100 Notgeld banknotes from Austria. They are of varying quality (look at the photos to get a good impression; what you see is what you get). Items are not shipped to the United States of America. 6
Austrian emergency money until 1920.
Austrian Notgeld arose during World War I due to a shortage of metal coinage. Coins were hoarded or used for the war industry, making smaller denominations scarce in particular. Municipalities, towns, businesses and institutions therefore issued temporary own banknotes.
The first major issues appeared from 1918, especially in Tyrol, including Innsbruck, Kufstein and Kitzbühel. The usual values were 10, 20 and 50 Heller, but higher values also appeared, sometimes up to 100 Kronen. This so‑called Großgeld was intended for larger payments.
After the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918, production increased sharply. In 1919 and especially 1920 hundreds of Austrian municipalities issued their own emergency money. Upper Austria became an important center in particular. The banknotes were usually only valid for a short time and could be exchanged with the issuing authority.
From 1920 the banknotes increasingly took on an artistic and local character. Castles, churches, town halls, landscapes, arms and historical figures were depicted. Due to the strong interest of collectors, special series, color variants, press variants and other issues appeared that were sometimes not intended for general payment use.
In addition to municipal Notgeld there existed, among other things, Privatnotgeld from companies and shops and Lagergeld for use within certain institutions or closed communities.
Important collecting areas are Tyrol, Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria and Carinthia. For Upper Austria hundreds of municipalities are known. One municipality could also issue dozens of different variants.
1920 forms an important endpoint for a collection, because from the end of that year issuance became increasingly restricted. Austrian Notgeld from this period is now interesting for both its historical significance and its great artistic and local variety.
For an extensive study, the catalogs by Johann Kodnar & Norbert Künstner, Katalog des österreichischen Notgeldes 1914–1924, and the regional catalogs of the Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv are particularly important.
These are 100 Notgeld banknotes from Austria. They are of varying quality (look at the photos to get a good impression; what you see is what you get). Items are not shipped to the United States of America. 6
Details
Era
1900-2000
Grade (Certified notes)
Ungraded
Country/province
Austria
Year/period and variation
- Various Dates
Quantity x nominal value
- 100 Notgeldscheine
Number of items
100
Theme
History
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