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1000 Pengő
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Value | 1000 Pengos (1000 Pengő) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette at right comprises an intaglio portrait of Hungaria, the allegorical female figure based on the statue in Arad, set within an ornate oval frame. The denomination EZER PENGŐ is inscribed in bold letterpress at centre, with the issuer name MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK below, and the date BUDAPEST, 1927 ÉVI JULIUS HÓ 1-ÉN. An elaborate guilloche underprint fills the background, with a large blank oval medallion to the left for the watermark area, and the Hungarian coat of arms at lower centre flanked by two signature lines. |
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| Obverse lettering | EZER PENGŐ BUDAPEST, 1927 ÉVI JULIUS HÓ 1-ÉN MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK FŐTANÁCSOS ELNÖK VEZÉRIGAZGATÓ A BANKJEGYEK HAMISÍTÁSA A TÖRVÉNY SZERINT BÜNTETÉS JÁR 1000 |
| Reverse description | A large central intaglio vignette reproduces Gyula Benczúr's celebrated painting 'The Baptism of Vajk,' in which a bishop performs the Christian baptism of the future King Stephen I of Hungary, rendered in fine engraved detail with architectural and ecclesiastical elements. To the left, the Hungarian coat of arms is set within an intricate guilloche border, and a blank oval medallion occupies the right side. Denomination numerals 1000 appear at lower left, with multilingual value inscriptions along the bottom edge. |
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