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2 Korona Ugocsai Világítási Rt., Nagyszőllős
| Issuer | Ugocsai Világítási Rt. (Ugocsa Lighting Company), Nagyszőllős |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Reference(s) | Adamo MSZK#NSZ-2.3 |
| Obverse description | Plain reddish-tan ground with a simple ruled border. At the top, the bold letterpress inscription ÉRTÉKJEGY (value note) is centred; below, cursive Hungarian text reads két, azaz 2 koronáról, melyet az Ugocsai Világítási R.T. pénztára törvényes pénzre vált be, with the numeral 2 printed in large type at centre. A red guilloche underprint monogram mark is visible behind the central text, and the place name NAGYSZŐLLŐS appears in bold capitals along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | UGOCSAI VILÁGÍTÁSI R.T. NAGYSZŐLLŐS 2 kor. |
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Ugocsai Világítási Rt. was a regional utility company — not a bank, not a municipality — issuing paper scrip during the chaotic interregnum of 1919, when Hungary's defeat in the First World War had collapsed normal monetary supply chains and local entities of almost any description stepped in to fill the void. A lighting company printing its own 2 Korona notes is an extreme example of how far that improvisation went.
Nagyszőllős (today Vynohradiv, Ukraine) changed hands repeatedly in 1919, passing through Hungarian, then Romanian, then Czechoslovak control before the Treaty of Trianon settled the matter. Which authority, if any, tolerated this scrip's circulation is unclear.