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  • 1 Pengő 1926-1939, KM# 510, Hungary, Miklós Horthy
  • 1 Pengő 1926-1939, KM# 510, Hungary, Miklós Horthy
Description

Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (1868–1957) was a Hungarian admiral and statesman, who served as Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary between World Wars I and II and throughout most of World War II, from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944.

Engraver: József Reményi

Obverse

Depicts a detail of the crowned small coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hungary, surrounded on the left by an oak branch and on the right by an olive branch. Below the decorative motifs is the year of minting. The edge features a beaded border.

The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as the Crown of Saint Stephen) was the coronation crown used by the Kingdom of Hungary for most of its existence; kings have been crowned with it since the twelfth century. No king of Hungary was regarded as having been truly legitimate without being crowned with it. In the history of Hungary, more than fifty kings were crowned with it, up to the last, Charles IV, in 1916. The cross is attached to the crown in a rough manner, rising from the midriff of Christ in the central enamel plaque at the top of the crown. The cross was knocked crooked in the 17th century when the crown was damaged, possibly by the top of the iron chest housing the insignia being hastily closed without the crown having been placed in it properly. The cross has since been left in this slanted position, and is now always depicted as such.

MAGYAR KIRÁLYSÁG
1926

Reverse

Depicts the face value in the center field, below which the inscription "PENGŐ" and the mintmark "BP." are placed. The central motif is surrounded by ripe ears of wheat on both sides along the face value line, and at the bottom edge of the coin, there is a wreath made of oak branches tied with ribbons at their ends.

1
PENGŐ
BP.

Edge

1 Pengő

Regency
KM# 510 Unger# 1517 Huszar# 2246 Adamo# P6
Characteristics
Material Silver
Fineness 0.640
Weight 5 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Budapest Mint (BP)

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