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1000 Pengő Veszprém
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Size | 184 × 101 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in brown and rose tones on a fine guilloche underprint. To the right, an intaglio vignette presents a three-quarter portrait of a crowned medieval Hungarian king wearing a chainmail coif, set within an ornate oval frame with laurel branches. To the left, a large decorative medallion encloses the numeral "1000" in guilloche work. The centre bears the issuer's name "MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK" above the date "BUDAPEST, 1943 ÉVI FEBRUÁR HÓ 24-ÉN" and three facsimile signature lines labelled ELNÖK, FŐTANÁCSOS, and VEZÉRIGAZGATÓ. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in brown and olive tones with a fine guilloche underprint repeating "EZER" and "1000" across the field. The left panel contains the Hungarian coat of arms supported by two angels within an ornate cartouche, flanked by the denomination "EZER PENGŐ" above and below. The central vignette presents a panoramic intaglio view of Budapest with the Danube and its bridges visible in the distance. To the right, an oval medallion encloses a profile portrait of a woman in traditional Hungarian headdress; the denomination "1000" appears at lower left and lower right, with the serial number printed in red at the bottom centre. |
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| Protection description | Watermark visible when held to light, incorporated into the paper stock. |
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