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Valued Member
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This might be a basic question but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere.
Does anyone know what the difference is between "OO" and "NO" in Austrian notgeld listings?
And do all Austrian notgeld pieces fall under one or the other?
Thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
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I am not 100% certain but have a recollection of reading something about those abbreviations.
I think they are abbreviations for provinces in Austria
"OO" = Oberostereich
"NO" = Niederostereich.
Take the spelling errors with a grain of salt.
Someone more familiar with Notgeld than I should be along to give a more complete answer to you.
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Pillar of the Community
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Scopru is correct.
Oberosterreich is Upper Austria.
Niederosterreich is Lower Austria.
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Bedrock of the Community
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So there are German AND Austrian notgeld? Oh, man, am I in trouble when I start collecting these...
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Pillar of the Community
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CelticKnot,
Add French to your list and possibly Italian as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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B the way, 'Notgeld' means 'emergency money' and that was issued in lots of countries during other conflicts or periods of instability.
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Oh, man, am I in trouble when I start collecting these... Most definitely you would be  Do some research to have some type of focus and expand out from there. Then get ready for a whirlwind of beautiful notes and history to sweep you away into the abyss  |
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Pillar of the Community
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And . . .
Belgium
Poland
Portugal
Denmark
etc.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Oh. My. Heavens. Good thing I'm moving into a larger house that has more space for bookshelves. My wife is going to kill me. |
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Pillar of the Community
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CK...just know that when your wife "kills" you, you will die a happy numismatist's death.
KK
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Pillar of the Community
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For the record, most Austrian notgeld is not really very attractive and is worth less than any other country, especially Germany. Exceptions exist, but the general rule is there.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes paxbrit good point...German Notgeld is very colorful and has many topical applications.
KK
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Pillar of the Community
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I decided recently on German notgeld as a collecting interest, very pleased with that choice. The Danish material is a corollary, as we seem to have come from the area where some wars were fought between Germany and Denmark over sovereign status, and plebescites following the Great War.
Just walked right buy the Austrian, it wasn't interesting, to me. If you don't like it, don't collect it.
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The comments about Austrian Notgeld are quite true. They rarely had anything other than some rather boring looking notes with muted colors. One of the more attractive sets is from Gemeinde Bruck in Pinzgau. While I mostly collect notgeld on a "hey that's neat" criteria, I do keep a lookout for Christmas/religious themes and a Hallowe'en (yes, I'm old enough to use the apostrophe) or spooky themes. Germany fits the bill big time in those categories, but Austria had a must have set in the Christmas theme... and I later found out that the set has a Krampus note as well. Haven't seen the movie yet, but I got the notgeld! Easily the most colorful Austrian Notgeld I have.  But there is just sooo much neat notgeld, that I've limited myself to just those very special pieces I would really hate to not have in my collection. BTW, while looking for notgeld, don't forget to check out apcpapercollect.com - if you find one elsewhere that's a bit high priced, check that site out. They usually have it considerably cheaper. |
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CK...just know that when your wife "kills" you, you will die a happy numismatist's death. Cool notes, Dave. A Krampus note... awesome... |
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