50 Heller from Gaspoltshofen, Notgeld Mint: Gaspoltshofen

1920

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

78 × 46 mm (7.8 × 4.6 cm)

Credit Line

Glen McLaughlin Collection of Austrian Notgeld Currency

Accession Number

2015.50.567

Geography

Made in Gaspoltshofen, Austria

Culture

Austrian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: 50 Heller; scene of sunset w/ farmer, plow and two trees in foreground; scene of miner; scene of blacksmith

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: "Die Gemeinde Gaspoltshofen in Oberösterreich beschloss in ihrer Ausschusssitzung am 24. April 1920 zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot Gutscheine im Gesamtbetrage von 50.000 K auszugeben und haftet hiefür durch eine eigene Rücklage. Diese Gutscheine sind unverzinslich und werden bis 31. Dezember 1920 bei der Gemeindekasse Gaspoltshofen in gesetzlichem Bargeld eingelöst."
Provenance
Morris Markson, Ayreshire, Scotland, to 1961; Glen McLaughlin, Los Gatos, Calif., 1961–2015; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2015," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2015), 29
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

hellers (money), money, paper money

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