Catalog
2 Korona Metro Vízmérőgyár Rt., Budapest
| Issuer | Metro Vízmérőgyár Rt. (Metro Water Meter Factory Co.), Budapest |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in warm red and yellow tones with a central oval vignette containing a large ornate numeral '2' with floral embellishment. The word 'UTALVÁNY' (voucher) arches across the upper portion in bold lettering, with the denomination numeral '2' repeated in each corner. A multi-line text inscription in Hungarian script below the central vignette states the redemption obligation, with the issuer name, place, and expiry date rendered in a decorative hand-lettered style. The border is formed by a delicate guilloche-style frame in light blue-green. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 KORONA »METRO« VÍZMÉRŐGYÁR R.T. BUDAPEST |
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Metro Vízmérőgyár Rt. was one of dozens of Budapest industrial firms that issued their own small-denomination paper notes during the acute coin shortage that gripped Hungary in 1920. The National Bank simply could not keep fractional coinage in circulation — metal had been hoarded, exported, or consumed by wartime production — so factories, cooperatives, and municipalities printed their own scrip to make change for workers and canteen purchases. These emergency issues were technically illegal tender outside the issuing firm's own premises.
The Adamo catalog documents several denominations from this issuer; the 2 Korona sits in the middle of the series.