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5 Pengő Kreuzers Siege money, Komárom
| Issuer | Komárom Fortress Military Command (Hungarian Revolutionary Government) |
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| Year | 1849 |
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| In circulation to | 1849 |
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| Obverse description | The face presents a typeset denomination cartouche reading '5 pengö kr. 5' at the top, enclosed within an ornate letterpress border of scrollwork and foliate arabesques. The central text block, in Hungarian, declares the note redeemable at the Komárom fortress exchange office, with the date 'Komáromban Jul 13án 1849' and the title 'Kormánybiztos' followed by a manuscript signature. Vertical marginal inscriptions reading 'váltó pénz' and 'Komáromi helybéli' appear along the left and right edges respectively. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain, left unprinted, consistent with the emergency uniface production characteristic of siege notgeld issued under wartime conditions. |
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Komárom held out longer than anywhere else during the Hungarian Revolution — the fortress surrendered to Austrian forces on 2 October 1849, the very last revolutionary stronghold to fall. This small siege note was issued under that pressure, when the garrison was cut off and conventional currency had dried up entirely. The Military Command essentially printed its own money to keep the local economy of soldiers, traders, and civilians functioning within the walls.
The nearly square format is a direct consequence of wartime printing constraints, not a design choice. Paper was scarce, presses were improvised, and the notes were cut accordingly.