Antique Banknote Notgeld 33pc Matching Region Set Austria Germany WW1 Emergency Money

This historical collection features 33 highly specialized German Pfennig and Austrian Heller WWI-era emergency notgelds. The carefully selected currency is comprised of 14 matching sets! These premier quality notes are a tangible piece of history from an era when local municipalities created their own paper money to keep regional trade alive. Read more below.

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Condition: From Excellent to Uncirculated.

Column 1:

1920 Austria Sigharting 10 & 20 Heller: Features the historical 1330 Pirchinger coats of arms alongside official city magistrate text, legal redemption deadlines, a graphic wax seal denomination, and printed signatures from Sigharting's municipal authorities. Back shows a prominent circular vignette of Schloss Sigharting castle.

1920 Austria Moosbach 50 & 20 Heller: Both notes display the official municipal seal of Moosbach alongside the bold, colorful denominations of 20 and 50 Heller. Backs showcase a detailed historical illustration of Schloss Waasen, beautifully preserving the appearance of the town's lost 18th-century castle.

1920 Austria Geiersberg 50 & 10 Heller Set UNC: These notes features crisp, formal typography detailing the municipal legal framework alongside the official printed signatures of the Geiersberg town officials.

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1921 Germany Buxtehude 25 & 50 Pfennig: Features an elegant circular text border framing the bold central denominations. The reverse side showcases dramatic, silhouette-style artwork depicting a blacksmith striking an anvil alongside a watchful dog, underlain by bold Low German regional dialect text. The bottom border humorously contrasts this scene with a silhouette narrative illustrating the classic fairy tale of the hare and the hedgehog racing.

1920 Austria Gerersdorf 10 & 20 Heller: This historic 1920 Austrian emergency banknote pair from Gerersdorf features elegant red and green triptych illustrations displaying rustic village views and local landmarks issued during the post-WWI economic restructuring.

1920 Austria Gföhl 10, 20 & 50 Heller: These banknotes showcases an intricate illustration of the Austrian town of Gföhl alongside formal municipal signatures, a circular decorative border, and bold denomination markers.

Column 3:

1920 Austria Weissenkirchen 50 & 20 Heller: Highlights picturesque sketches of the town's local architecture and the scenic Danube river landscape, balanced by ornate typography and dark red decorative framing. Back contains unique poetic verses at the top celebrating wine, health, and spiritual victory.

1920 Austria Siezenheim Notgeld Set 50 & 20 Heller: Features an elaborate blue latticework border framing bold Gothic typography, municipal signatures, and the official issuance date. Back shows 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.

Column 4:

1920 Austria St. Johann am Walde 50 Heller Pair: Features a clean layout with large denomination numerals, a diagonal security signature overlay, and an official municipal text block signed by Mayor Six. Back showcases a detailed landscape woodcut of the local village church viewed through overhanging pine branches, framed by a colored geometric border.

1920 Austria Ampflwang Notgeld Set 20 & 10 Heller: Both notes display the official text of the Ampflwang municipality. The backs celebrate Ampflwang’s coal mining heritage with a detailed illustration of a rail tunnel portal, crossed hammers, and the traditional German miners' greeting, "Glück-Auf!".

1920 Austria Amstetten 20 Heller Set of 6: Features the official crowned coat of arms of Amstetten flanked by bold "20" denominations. The crisp German text outlines the legal framework of the issue, stating that the town issued a total of 60,000 Kronen in vouchers to be redeemed for legal cash at the town treasury.

Column 5:

1920 Austria Pottenbrunn 70 & 50 Heller: Both notes display the official text of the Pottenbrunn municipality framed by a simple dotted border with large background denominations of 50 and 70 Heller.

1920 Austria Weisskirchen 50 & 20 Heller: Both notes display the official text of the Weisskirchen. The backs display ornate local landmarks, featuring a detailed illustration of the parish church on the 50 Heller note and the regional manor house on the 20 Heller note.

1920 Austria Liebenau 20 Heller Set: Fronts features a highly detailed, illustrated landscape vignette of the mountain village townscape flanked by intricate circular frames and the prominent "20" denomination markers. Note that the The bottom brown note features a stain on the lower border, but remains completely intact. Backs displays formal, stylized German gothic lettering detailing the strict legal framework, municipal declaration text, and the official printed signatures of the Liebenau town council.