Sankt Georgen an der Gusen

Sankt Georgen an der Gusen is a village in the north of Austria inhabited by 3,916 people nowadays. It belongs to the region Upper Austria, in the east of the region.

A bit about Sankt Georgen an der Gusen

Sankt Georgen an der Gusen was mentioned for the first time in 1367, being between the 16th and 17th century a protestant municipality with many followers of the shepherd Martin Aichinger. Since 1873 the train from Linz to Summerau passed through the village. During the Second World War, the population was chosen as the headquarters of the DEST company (exploitation of the slave labor in the quarries and later in the industries of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp complex), housing the Gusen sub-camp since 1944, one of the most brutal subfields of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. During the postwar period it developed its municipal structure and, due to the proxmity to the Danube cycling circuit and the Donausteig, tourism is gaining importance. 

Notgeld

The town of Sankt Georgen an der Gusen coined banknotes of 10 Heller, 25 Heller and 50 Heller.

50 Heller (fünfzig Heller)

This banknotes worth 50 Heller was first circulated in 1920. On the main side center it can be seen a 50, the written value of the banknote and the name of the currency in German (Gutschein der Marktgemeinde St. Georgen a. d. Gusen). In the left part appears Saint George church (Pfarrkirche zum hl. Georg) and in the right, Gusen river at St. George. The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements.

Die Kirche zum hl. Georg ist die Pfarrkirche von St. Georgen im Pinzgau, eines Ortsteils der Gemeinde Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße.

Quelle: https://www.sn.at/wiki/Pfarrkirche_zum_hl._Georg_in_St._Georgen_im_Pinzgau © Salzburger Nachrichten VerlagsgesmbH & Co KG 2018Pfarrkiry en el centro hay un texto que dice que debido a la situación de emergencia, el pueblo emitió estos billetes, canjeables en diciembre de 1920.

On the other side of the banknote, it can be seen a hand with a magnifying glass, focusing on St. Georgen a.d. Gusen's map. There's a text in the left and right saying that the banknote is coined in St. Georgen, whose use is limited 4 weeks after being coined and counterfeiting it is punished by law. This banknote has no digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 11.1 cm x 6 cm.