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1 Kreuzer Dobsina
| Issuer | Dobsina (Dobšiná) Mining Town Treasury |
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| Year | 1849 |
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| Currency | Austro-Hungarian forint (1754-1857) |
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| Obverse description | Uniface note printed in dark blue ink on light blue paper, enclosed within a decorative rectangular border of repeated ornamental units. The denomination numeral '1' appears at the top centre, with the town treasury title and value in Hungarian text occupying the upper portion; below, three numbered legal clauses govern the validity, anti-counterfeiting penalties, and redemption terms of the note. The issuing authority, date, and a manuscript signature of the városi biztos (town commissioner) appear at the foot of the text block. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface issue; reverse is blank. |
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Dobšiná was a copper-mining settlement in the Kingdom of Hungary whose small-denomination emergency paper issues of 1849 were a direct consequence of the Hungarian Revolution. As the Kossuth government's war economy drained metallic currency from circulation, dozens of municipal and corporate bodies began issuing their own Kassenzettel — treasury scrip — to keep local commerce functioning. Dobšiná's Mining Town Treasury was among them.
At this size and denomination, these notes were almost certainly printed locally under primitive conditions. The light blue paper stock itself was likely a deliberate differentiator, not an aesthetic choice.