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1 Pengő Russian Occupation, smaller
| Issuer | Soviet Red Army Command (A Vöröshadsereg Parancsnoksága) |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Value | 1 Pengo (1 Pengő) |
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| Obverse lettering | A Vöröshadsereg Parancsnoksága EGY PENGŐ ELFOGADÁSA MINDEN FIZETÉSNÉL KÖTELEZŐ HAMISÍTÁSA HADITÖRVÉNYEK SZERINT BÜNTETTETIK |
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| Reverse lettering | A Vöröshadsereg Parancsnoksága EGY PENGŐ 1944 |
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These notes were issued by Soviet occupation authorities in Hungary beginning in late 1944, before a functioning postwar Hungarian monetary authority existed. The Red Army command printed and distributed its own currency — denominated in pengő to ease acceptance — as a mechanism for requisitioning goods and services from the local population without spending hard currency. The arrangement was entirely unilateral; the Hungarian National Bank had no role in authorizing the series.
The "smaller" designation in the trade distinguishes this format from a later, slightly larger variant catalogued separately. Both circulated concurrently, which caused persistent confusion at the point of exchange.