Some information about Austrian notgeld:

Austrian NotgeldAustrian notgeld (1916-1921)  was distributed by many communities and private people as a substitute for missing small money. The money was not often used but served after its issue as a collecting item. There are more than 64.000 different Notgeldscheine = Gutscheine = Notes separated in normal and special series. They are useful to get to know many  informations about the history and geography of Austria.