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2 Forint Buda
| Uitgever | Magyar Általános Pénztár (Hungarian General Treasury) |
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| Jaar | 1849 |
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| Waarde | 2 Forint |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse is set within a typographic border and carries the denomination in German as 'Zwei Gulden' across the upper portion, flanked by 'Laar.' and 'Münze.' designations. The central text reads 'Anweisung auf die Forderünfte des Salzreiches Ungarns' in ornate German blackletter script, with a multi-line body text referencing the General Treasury in Pest and acceptance at all Hungarian cashier offices. The note is dated 'Ofen am 1. März 1849' at the lower left, with a manuscript signature to the right. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Zwei Gulden Laar. Münze. Anweisung auf die Forderünfte des Salzreiches Ungarns Ofen am 1. März 1849 |
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The Magyar Általános Pénztár was a short-lived revolutionary institution, established by the Hungarian government during the 1848–49 War of Independence against Habsburg rule. These Forint notes were printed locally in Buda out of necessity — the revolutionary government had no access to the established imperial printing infrastructure in Vienna, and Kossuth's administration needed circulating paper currency fast.
Production quality reflects those constraints. Printing was done under improvised conditions, and the paper stock varied across batches. The Austrian suppression of the revolution by August 1849 rendered the entire emission worthless almost immediately after issue.