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| Issuer | Amatőrök Forgalmi Szövetkezete, Budapest |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 2,50 KORONA AZ AMATŐRÖK FORGALMI SZÖVETKEZETE BUDAPEST, IV. MAGYAR-U. 1. EZEN BONT FIZETÉS GYANÁNT KETTŐ KORONA ÖTVEN FILLÉR ÉRTÉKBEN 1920. DEC. 31-IG FOGADJA EL. IGYVEZETŐ PÉNZTÁRNOK |
| Reverse description | The reverse is largely unprinted, showing the ghost impression of the obverse design through the thin paper stock, with a rectangular border frame visible in pale green. A small oval handstamp is present in the upper right corner. |
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Amatőrök Forgalmi Szövetkezete — the Amateurs' Trading Cooperative — was one of dozens of small Hungarian associations and cooperatives that issued their own emergency scrip during the acute currency shortage following the First World War and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monetary system. These szükségpénz notes filled a genuine gap: the new Hungarian state could not produce small-denomination currency fast enough, and local organizations stepped in. The cooperative's membership base almost certainly consisted of hobbyists or collectors, though the exact trade it served remains poorly documented.
The Adamo MSZK catalog is the primary reference for this class of Hungarian local issue, and the BUC-8 series covers Budapest cooperative scrip specifically.