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Obol - John Hunyadi
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1447-1450 |
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| Value | 1 Obol (Obulus) (1⁄192) |
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| Reverse lettering | B I |
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| Mintage | ND (1447-1450) ?-p* - - ND (1447-1450) B-I - - ND (1447-1450) B-S - - ND (1447-1450) K-R - - ND (1447-1450) n-* - - |
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John Hunyadi never held the Hungarian crown. These obols were struck during his regency — he governed as regent for the young Ladislaus V after the death of Albert II, navigating a fractured nobility while simultaneously organizing the military campaigns that would culminate in the 1456 Siege of Belgrade. The coins circulated under his authority but bore the royal arms of Hungary, a deliberate assertion of legitimacy for a man whose power rested entirely on military prestige and political maneuvering rather than dynastic right.