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2 Pengő - Miklós Horthy Death of Rákóczi
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The Hungarian royal coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting the traditional quartered shield with the Árpád stripes and the apostolic double cross, surmounted by the Holy Crown of Saint Stephen. The shield is flanked by ornate baroque-style scrolled supporters and encircled at the base by a wreath of wheat ears tied with a rosette. The mint mark 'BP' and the date '1935' appear below the shield, with the denomination '2 PENGŐ' inscribed along the lower periphery. The legend 'MAGYAR KIRÁLYSÁG' curves along the upper rim, identifying the Kingdom of Hungary. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Ferenc Rákóczi II died in Ottoman exile in 1735, having spent his final years in Tekirdağ after France — his last patron — lost interest in funding Hungarian insurrection against the Habsburgs. The 200th anniversary of that death gave the Horthy regime a useful piece of political theater: commemorating a anti-Habsburg rebel allowed the government to perform Hungarian nationalism while carefully avoiding any direct critique of Vienna in an era when revisionist foreign policy demanded delicate alliances.
The Adamo P7.2 designation distinguishes this from the P7.1 proof striking. Business strike examples circulated freely and show contact marks accordingly.