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5 heller

Municipality of Haid bei Mauthausen · Austria · 1920

Front of the 5 heller note from Municipality of Haid bei Mauthausen
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Back of the 5 heller note from Municipality of Haid bei Mauthausen
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Austrian Notgeld emergency voucher issued by the municipality of Haid near Mauthausen in Upper Austria, showing the gateway and chapel of the First World War prisoner-of-war cemetery (Kriegsgefangenenfriedhof). The reverse states the note is redeemable in legal tender at the municipal office and bears the signatures of the mayor and two deputy mayors. Small-change notes like this were issued during the post-war coin shortage.

Ref
2357
Country
Austria
Issuer
Municipality of Haid bei Mauthausen
Denomination
5 heller
Catalogue number
–
Date
1920 (catalogue date)
Estimated value
£0.41 to £1.04 · price guide: Numista prices for Austrian heller Notgeld of 1920 (typically $0.55–1.40)
Grade
AU (estimated from photos)
Copies in the collection
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