Seitenstetten

Seitenstetten is a town in north Austria, inhabited by 3,386 people nowadays. It belongs to the region Lower Austria, in the south of the region.

A bit about Seitenstetten

Seitenstetten lies in the Mostviertel and about 25 percent of the municipality is forested. The local Benedictine monastery Stift Seitenstetten was founded by the noble Reginbert von Hagenau and Udalschalk von Stille und Heft in 1112.

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

50 Heller (fünfzig Heller)

This banknotes worth 50 Heller was first circulated March the 1st of 1920. On the main side up with can be seen a 50 next to the words Fünfzig and Heller. In the down part of the banknote, it can be seen Seitenstetten's coat of arms, with decorative elements. The text says that due to the emergency situation the town delivered those banknotes, exchangeable in December 1920. All the banknote is surrounded with a border.

On the other side of the banknote, in the middle appears Seitenstetten's abbey, the most important building in the town. In the left there is a sunset and in the right, a tree.In the left is written "Mach gemaide", that means make community. As for the digital watermark, it has no watermark. The size of this banknote is 9 cm x 6.4 cm.