Hungary 1 Pengő - Miklós Horthy, 1941 – 1944

Red Army Counterstamp

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Pengo (1927 – 1946)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 1 Pengo
Year 1941 – 1944
Ruler Nicolas Horthy (1920–1944)
Composition Aluminium
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled, counterstamped
Weight (g) 1.5
Diameter (mm) 23.7
Thickness (mm) 1.6
Demonetized 31 December 1945

Description

1 Pengo from Hungary. Issued from 1941 to 1944. Struck in Aluminium. Measures 23.7 mm and weighs 1.5 g.

Obverse
Hungarian shield (Kingdom Of Hungary)
Reverse
Several thousands of 1 Pengő coins have been counterstamped with the sickle & hammer by the Soviet Russian Army, as they had been occupying Hungary from 1944-1945
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vf Comment Frequency
1944 BP. — — 26%
1943 BP. — — 1.5%
1942 BP. — — 18%
1941 BP. — € 15,00 73%

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