Catalog
10 Korona Szeged
| Issuer | Szeged Városi Pénztár (Szeged Municipal Treasury) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Reference(s) | Adamo MSZK#SZE-4.1 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, rendered in blue-grey on a pink underprint, carries the full redemption text in Hungarian and the denomination 'TIZ KORONA' in bold Gothic script at centre. To the right, an elaborate intaglio vignette presents the armorial coat of arms of the city of Szeged within a finely engraved shield. The numeral '10' appears in the upper right corner, and two facsimile signatures of the municipal treasurer and mayor appear at the lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | PÉNZTÁRJEGY, MELYÉRT SZEGED VÁROS FŐPÉNZTÁRA 1919 ÉVI MÁJUS HÓ ELSŐ NAPJÁTÓL KEZDVE, EGY ÉVEN BELÜL A BEMUTATÁSKOR TIZ KORONA TÖRVÉNYES PÉNZT FIZET. E PÉNZTÁRJEGY ÉRTÉKÉÉRT ÉS BEVÁLTÁSÁÉRT SZEGED VÁROS EGÉSZ VAGYONÁVAL FELEL. SZEGED, 1919. évi augusztus hó első napján 10 |
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In the spring and summer of 1919, with the Hungarian Soviet Republic controlling Budapest and central bank supply lines severed, dozens of Hungarian municipalities issued their own emergency paper money. Szeged was something of a special case: the city was under French military occupation at the time, effectively insulating it from Budapest's authority and giving local officials unusual latitude to act independently on currency matters.
The Szeged municipal treasury series is catalogued under Adamo's MSZK numbering, which covers Hungarian necessity issues — a reference system still more reliable than Pick for this specific material. Locally printed emergency notes from this period are frequently found with fold damage and ink strike inconsistencies; the print infrastructure available in provincial Hungary in 1919 was not designed for banknote production.