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Vintage Banknote Set 1945-46 Hungary Pengő 4pc Rare Error, Stamp 047047 WWII Money

Vintage Banknote Set 1945-46 Hungary Pengő 4pc Rare Error, Stamp 047047 WWII Money

$100.00 - $100.00
$100.00
$100.00 - $100.00
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Step into a legendary moment of economic history with this curated 4-banknote set tracing the early stages of the post-WWII Hungarian financial collapse—the most extreme hyperinflation event ever recorded. Spanning May 1945 to March 1946, this collection serves as a spectacular visual timeline of a currency system in complete freefall.

You receive a rare Cyrillic spelling error variant and a historically stamped emergency overprint piece with number 047047, showcasing how the Treasury frantically scrambled to adapt to post-war chaos while exponentially adding zeros before the printing presses gave out entirely.

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The Early Phase & Wartime Error Set (May 1945 – March 1946)

500 Pengő — The Russian Spelling Error Variant

  • Details: Issued May 15, 1945 | Serial Number: K 056 / 006323 | Catalog ID: Pick #117a Var.
  • Key Feature: Features the highly sought-after "NЯТЬСОТ" spelling error on the back. In the post-war chaos, the printing house mistakenly swapped the Cyrillic letter "П" for a Latin "N" in the Russian translation of the denomination.

10,000 Pengő ("Tízezer Pengő") — Emergency MNB Overprint

  • Details: Issued July 15, 1945 | Serial Number: L 464 / 047047 (Attractive repeating pattern) | Catalog ID: Pick #119c
  • Key Feature: Features the official "MNB" (Magyar Nemzeti Bank) overprint stamp on the front, representing a dramatic emergency intervention where the government forced citizens to have cash stamped to remain legal tender. Reverse features the denomination in Slovak, Romanian, Serbian, German, and Croatian.

100,000 Pengő ("Százezer Pengő")

  • Details: Issued October 23, 1945 | Serial Number: M 293 / 095068 | Catalog ID: Pick #120a
  • Design: Elegant neoclassical portrait of a young Hungarian woman framed in complex geometric security lathe work. The reverse side beautifully displays the traditional Hungarian coat of arms wrapped in a laurel wreath, flanked by stylized fish motifs.

100 Million Pengő ("Százmillió Pengő")

  • Details: Issued March 18, 1946 | Serial Number: P 017 / 034419 | Catalog ID: Pick #124
  • Design: The front features a portrait of a young woman in traditional Palóc dress, serving as an idealized allegorical figure symbolizing the resilient spirit of the nation. The reverse displays a stunning, detailed engraving of the Hungarian Parliament Building on the banks of the Danube River.

Condition Grade: Fine to Very Fine (F-VF) across the set. These are premium, well-preserved examples of emergency wartime paper currency. The notes retain clean margins, excellent geometry, and deep original ink saturation. They display authentic handling wear, light historic folds, and soft corner aging entirely consistent with genuine 1945-1946 survivors of postwar circulation.

Physical Size: Notes range from the smallest at 158 mm x 78 mm to the largest at 177 mm x 86 mm.

Artistic Appeal: This note set is highly coveted by art-focused collectors, history buffs, and those building a collection around strong female imagery, iconic architectural landmarks, and scarce printing anomalies in global currency.

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