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100 Forint Kossuth bankó
| Issuer | Hungarian Revolutionary Government |
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| Year | 1848 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The Hungarian coat of arms is centrally placed within an elaborate ornamental frame, flanked by the numeral '100' in a separate decorative cartouche. The face value inscription is rendered in four languages around the central vignette, set within a guilloche-patterned border typical of mid-19th century letterpress printing. Dated 'September 1-én, 1848' and signed by Lajos Kossuth as Minister of Finance, the note carries the full legal tender text affirming redemption at 100 silver forint. |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 SZÁZ FORINT Ezen pénzjegy minden álladalmi és közpénztárakban száz ezüst forint gyanánt, három húszast egy forontra számítva, elfogadtatik, `s teljes név- szerinti értéke a közállomány által biztosíttatik. Buda-Pest, september 1-én, 1848 Kossuth Lajos Pénzügyminszter (Translation: 100 forint This state-note, in all national and public financial institutions, as 100 silver forint - counting three 20 krajczár coins for one forint - shall be in its full face value and shall be redeemed from the central funds Budapest, September the 1st, 1848 Lajos Kossuth minister of finance) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is devoted entirely to a forgery warning printed in five languages within a plain typographic layout, consistent with the austere letterpress style of emergency issue notes of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution. The text is arranged in parallel blocks across the face of the note, without pictorial vignettes or ornamental borders. |
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