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25 000 Korona
| Issuer | Magyar Pénzügyminisztérium (Hungarian Ministry of Finance) |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Size | 175 x 120 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central text panel bears the denomination HUSZONÖTEZER KORONA in bold letterpress within an ornate guilloche border, with the full legal tender text in Hungarian and the date BUDAPEST, 1922. ÉVI AUGUSZTUS HÓ 15-ÉN. To the right, an intaglio vignette of Patrona Hungariae — the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child — framed by the legend PATRONA HUNGARIAE. The four corners each display the numeral 25000 against dense geometric underprint in blue-grey tones. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a central rectangular panel bearing the denomination in five languages within a guilloche frame, the Hungarian title HUSZONÖTEZER KORONA set in an ornamental cartouche at centre. The surrounding border repeats the geometric guilloche pattern in blue-grey intaglio printing consistent with the obverse, with the numeral 25000 in each corner. No figurative vignette appears on this side. |
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Hungary's postwar inflation ran hard through the early 1920s, forcing the Ministry of Finance — rather than the central bank — to issue currency directly, a structural irregularity that reflected just how compromised the country's monetary institutions were after Trianon. The 25,000 Korona denomination would have seemed extraordinary before the war; by 1922 it was routine spending money.
Orell Füssli's involvement is notable. The Zurich firm handled several Hungarian emergency issues of this period, a practical choice when domestic printing capacity was strained and international credibility for the paper mattered.