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20 Pengő
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Size | 163 x 90 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian statesman, set within an ornate engraved frame at right, rendered in fine intaglio. The central field carries the issuer's name MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK in bold letterpress, above the date BUDAPEST, 1926. ÉVI MÁRCIUS HÓ 1-ÉN, with the denomination HÚSZ PENGŐ in large Gothic lettering. The Hungarian coat of arms appears at lower left, flanked by two signature lines for FŐTANÁCSOS and VEZÉRIGAZGATÓ, with guilloche underprint throughout. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette reproducing the landscape painting 'On the Shores of Lake Balaton' by Géza Mészöly, rendered with fine engraved detail showing large trees, a calm lakeside scene with figures and a horse-drawn cart in the middle distance. The Hungarian coat of arms is placed at left within an ornamental border, with the denomination numeral 20 in the upper corners and HUSZ PENGŐ at right. Multilingual denomination inscriptions run along the top and bottom margins. |
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| Protection description | Lajos Kossuth's portrait visible when held to light. |
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