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50 Fillér Uránia Mozgófényképszínház, Szombathely
| Issuer | Uránia Mozgófényképszínház, Szombathely |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1920 |
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| Obverse lettering | URÁNIA MOZGÓFÉNYKÉPSZÍNHÁZ 50 fillér SZOMBATHELY |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown on plain paper and carries the word "UTALVÁNY" (voucher) in bold letters across the top, below which the numeral "50" appears in large print. A block of Hungarian text sets out the redemption terms, stating that the voucher is payable against its face value at the cashier of the Uránia Mozgófényképszínház in Szombathely, with a validity date of December 31, 1920. A small decorative film-reel vignette appears in the lower portion of the note, with a manuscript signature below the text block. |
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During Hungary's acute small-change shortage of 1919–1921, private entities — theaters, merchants, cooperatives — issued their own token currency to keep commerce moving. This 50 fillér note is one such piece, issued by the Uránia Mozgófényképszínház, a cinema in Szombathely. The name translates roughly as the Urania Moving-Picture Theater, part of the Urania chain that spread across Central Europe in the early twentieth century promoting popular science and film alongside conventional entertainment.
The Adamo catalog reference MSZK#SZO-7.3 places it within a documented local series, but surviving examples in any condition are rarely encountered.