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1 Kreuzer War of Independence Coinage
| Issuer | Provisional Government of Hungary |
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| Year | 1848-1849 |
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| Value | 1 Kreuzer (Krajczár) (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Hungarian royal coat of arms, a divided shield displaying the traditional fess barry of eight pieces (representing the rivers of Hungary) on the dexter side and the apostolic double cross on a triple mount on the sinister side. The shield is surmounted by the Hungarian Holy Crown, rendered with fine detail including its characteristic arched form and jewelled decoration. A dentilated border frames the entire design. The circular legend MAGYAR KIRÁLYI VÁLTÓ PÉNZ runs around the periphery, interrupted at the base by the lower rim of the shield. |
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| Reverse description | Plain flat field bearing the denomination in two bold lines of raised lettering: EGY above KRAJCZÁR, with the date 1848 below, followed by a stop. A small rosette ornament appears above the denomination at the top of the field, and a symmetrical scrollwork flourish is positioned below the date. The entire design is enclosed within a dentilated border. The reverse design is purely typographic in character, with no additional pictorial devices, reflecting the utilitarian production of the revolutionary coinage. |
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Hungary's revolutionary government authorized copper coinage in 1848 partly from necessity — the Austrian imperial administration had effectively cut off the supply of small-denomination coins to the rebel territories. The Nagybánya mint handled production under increasingly difficult wartime conditions, and the campaign ended in August 1849 when Russian forces intervened at Habsburg request, crushing the revolution within weeks of the final strikes.
Multiple die varieties are catalogued under the Adamo B1 and B1.1 designations, distinguished primarily by differences in the shield and lettering details.