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5 Korona Pécs
| Issuer | Pécs Szabad Királyi Város (Free Royal City of Pécs) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Krone (1919-1926) |
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| Obverse lettering | Pécs Szab. Kir. Város Pénztárjegye Öt Korona Pécs Város ingó és ingatlan vagyonával egyaránt szavatol ezen pénztárjegy értékéért. Pécs 1920. évi április hó 16-án (Translation: Banknote of Pécs Free Royal City Five Crowns The city of Pécs guarantees with its movable and real estate property the value of this banknote. Pécs on 16th April, 1920.) |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 Korona Pécs Szab. Kir. Város pénztárjegye Ezen öt Korona értékű pénztárjegyet a város pénztárai 1920. évi december hó 31-ig fizetésként teljes névértékben elfogadják és lejáratkor a város azoknak törvényes fizetési eszközzel való beváltásáról gondoskodik. Ezen pénztárjegy utánzása a büntető törvénykönyvbe ütközik. (Translation: 5 Crowns Banknote of Pécs Free Royal City These five Crowns banknotes are accepted as payment at full face value by the city's cashiers until December 31, 1920, and upon maturity, the city will ensure that they are redeemed with legal tender. Imitation of this banknote is against the Penal Code.) |
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In the chaotic months following the collapse of Austria-Hungary, dozens of Hungarian municipalities issued their own emergency paper money — Pécs among the more prolific. This particular issue came during the Serbian military occupation of the city, which lasted from November 1918 until August 1921, a period in which normal currency supply from Budapest was effectively severed. The municipal government continued functioning under occupation and issued these notes to keep local commerce moving.
The .2 subvariant in the Adamo listing typically indicates a distinguishing detail in the serial numbering or stamp placement — worth comparing against the .1 carefully before cataloging.