The 1445 interregnum followed the death of Władysław III at Varna in November 1444, when Hungary found itself without a king and governed by János Hunyadi as regent. Coinage struck during this period carries no royal name — an almost singular circumstance in medieval Hungarian minting — which is precisely what distinguishes this obol from the broader Jagiellon and Habsburg series surrounding it.
The 1445 interregnum followed the death of Władysław III at Varna in November 1444, when Hungary found itself without a king and governed by János Hunyadi as regent. Coinage struck during this period carries no royal name — an almost singular circumstance in medieval Hungarian minting — which is precisely what distinguishes this obol from the broader Jagiellon and Habsburg series surrounding it.