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2000 Korona Princess Zita
| Issuer | Magyar Királyi Hadi Kölcsönpénztár |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Left portion carries the denomination numeral '2000' in each upper corner within ornate guilloche frames, with the central inscription block reading 'MAGYAR KIRÁLY KÖLCSÖNPÉNZTÁRJEGY / KÉTEZER KORONA' and the date 'BUDAPEST, 1914. ÉVI SZEPTEMBER 27.-ÉN / M. KIR. HADI KÖLCSÖNPÉNZTÁR' below, flanked by two manuscript signatures. To the right, an octagonal intaglio vignette presents a portrait of Princess Zita of Austria wearing a royal crown and jewels, set within an elaborate geometric and floral border with the numeral '2000' repeated in the upper and lower cartouches. The overall design is executed in green on cream paper with fine engine-turned guilloche patterns throughout. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green on cream paper and presents a symmetrical design dominated by two large mirror-image guilloche rosettes occupying the central field, with a bold '2000' numeral at the top center. A perforated 'MINTA' (Specimen) overprint is applied across the central area. The entire composition is enclosed within a multi-layered border of intricate engine-turned latticework and geometric banding, with red alphanumeric control numbers printed in the lower margin. |
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The Magyar Királyi Hadi Kölcsönpénztár — the Royal Hungarian War Loan Office — was established specifically to finance Austria-Hungary's mobilization in 1914. This 2000 Korona note was among the highest denominations issued by the institution, reflecting the enormous capital requirements of the opening war effort rather than any intention to create everyday circulating currency.
The War Loan Office operated as a parallel instrument to the Austro-Hungarian Bank, issuing notes backed by war loan bonds rather than conventional reserves. That legal distinction mattered enormously at the time — it allowed the Habsburg government to sidestep treaty-bound limits on the Bank's note issuance.
Printed in Budapest by the Magyar Királyi Állami Nyomda.