Gmünd

Gmünd is a town in north Austria, inhabited by 5,501 people nowadays. It belongs to the region Lower Austria, next to the border with Czech Republic.

A bit about Gmünd

The town is situated at the confluence of the Lainsitz and the Braunaubaches, from which the name derives. The city castle was built in the 16th century and is surrounded by an English park. An important point in the economic history of the city was the construction of the Franz-Josefs-Bahn from Vienna to Prague and České Budějovice, which was opened in 1869. During WWI, the Gmünd refugee camp was built to the south of the city for up to 50,000 people. 


Notgeld
The town of Gmünd coined banknotes of 10 Heller, 20 Heller and 50 Heller.

10 Heller (zehn heller)

This banknotes worth 10 Heller was first circulated March the 1st of 1920. On the main side, it can be see two 10's and the word Heller in capital letters. Surrounding those three elements, there are geometrically decorated borders. Up, the name of the city (N.Ö stands for Niederösterreich, the region name in German). And down are the date when was coined and the names and signatures of the major, vice-mayor and municipal councillor.

On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen a text that acknowledges between days it was cashed. It also forbids to print them privately or plagiarise. All this text has an official stamp of Gmünd with its coat of arms.  As for the digital watermark, it has no watermark. The size of this banknote is 8.1 cm x 4.5 cm.