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1 Forint Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank
| Uitgever | Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank (Hungarian Commercial Bank) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1848 |
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| Ontwerper(s) | József Tyroler |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Printed in blue and black on a light brown underprint. A medallic female head vignette appears at left, with children depicted at right, rendered in a classical engraved style characteristic of mid-19th century Hungarian emergency currency. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | BANQUE NATIONALE Bruxelles, le 6 Aôut 1906. 50 50 CINQUANTE FRANCS PAYABLE À VUE LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS. H. HENDRICKX DEL. INV. ALBERT DOMS SC. (Translation: National Bank Brussels, August 6th., 1906. Fifty Francs Payable on sight The law punishes the counterfeitor forced labor.) |
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| Opmerkingen |
The 1848 Hungarian revolution against Habsburg rule created an immediate practical problem: the new revolutionary government needed a functioning payment system independent of Vienna. The Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank, operating under the auspices of the revolutionary finance ministry led by Lajos Kossuth, issued these small-denomination notes to fill the void left by the withdrawal of Austrian currency from circulation. József Tyroler, a Budapest-based engraver of genuine reputation, executed the design work locally — a deliberate political statement about Hungarian self-sufficiency at a moment when everything was being contested by force.
The series was short-lived. Austrian military suppression of the revolution by mid-1849, aided by Russian intervention, rendered these notes worthless almost immediately upon Habsburg restoration.