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8 Kreuzers Komárom
| Issuer | Municipality of Komárom |
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| Year | 1849 |
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| Currency | Austro-Hungarian forint (1754-1857) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in green ink on plain paper, the note bears an ornate letterpress border of foliate scrollwork enclosing the central text panel. The denomination numeral '8' appears in the upper cartouche and is repeated at both lateral margins. The central inscription in Hungarian states the note's acceptance value, followed by the place and date of issue. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely unprinted, consisting of plain coarse paper that bears the heavy fold lines and wear consistent with prolonged circulation. No text, vignette, or security device is present. |
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Komárom (today split between Hungary and Slovakia as Komárom and Komárno) was one of the last Hungarian fortresses to hold out against Austrian and Russian forces during the suppression of the 1848–49 revolution. The garrison under General György Klapka resisted until October 1849 — weeks after the main Hungarian army had surrendered at Világos — and issued its own emergency paper currency to keep the local economy functioning during the siege. These municipality-printed fractional notes were a practical response to the near-total disappearance of coin from circulation under siege conditions.
The 8 Kreuzer denomination is among the more unusual fractions in the Komárom siege series, sitting awkwardly between standard values. Klapka negotiated an honourable capitulation; the fortress never fell by force.