Antique Banknote Notgeld 1920 Austria Siezenheim 50 20 Heller Set Blue Father Time Death

Hold a unique piece of history from the economic chaos following the First World War with this original pair of 1920 emergency currency bills, issued by the historic municipality of Siezenheim in Salzburg, Austria. This particular third edition issue is highly prized by numismatists because it replaced the generic text layouts of earlier printings with these scarce, highly detailed allegorical woodcuts.

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Measures: Approximately 89 x 68 mm

Front: Features an elaborate blue latticework border framing bold Gothic typography, municipal signatures, and the official issuance date. 

Back: Features striking blue-monochrome artwork depicting a bleak, leafless tree on the 50 Heller note and a figure of Father Time or Death with a scythe on the 20 Heller note, surrounded by custom rhyming German prose woven into the borders.

Condition: Very fine. Show minor signs of edgewear and patina.