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5 Korona Pécs
| Issuer | Pécs Szabad Királyi Város (Free Royal City of Pécs) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Pécs Szab. Kir. Város Pénztárjegye Öt Korona Pécs Város ingó és ingatlan vagyonával egyaránt szavatol ezen pénztárjegy értékéért. Pécs 1920. évi április hó 16-án (Translation: Banknote of Pécs Free Royal City Five Crowns The city of Pécs guarantees with its movable and real estate property the value of this banknote. Pécs on 16th April, 1920.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in ochre and brown on cream paper, the reverse centres on a rectangular vignette illustrating a construction or industrial labour scene, with multiple male workers engaged in building activity amid scaffolding and timber frames. An ornate border of stylised floral and vine guilloche surrounds the central image. Below the vignette, the denomination '5 KORONA' is displayed in an oval cartouche, with 'PÉCS SZAB. KIR. VÁROS PÉNZTÁRJEGYE' inscribed in a decorative band, followed by three lines of redemption text running across the lower third of the note. |
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In the chaotic months following the collapse of Austria-Hungary, dozens of Hungarian municipalities issued their own emergency paper money — Pécs among the more prolific. This particular issue came during the Serbian military occupation of the city, which lasted from November 1918 until August 1921, a period in which normal currency supply from Budapest was effectively severed. The municipal government continued functioning under occupation and issued these notes to keep local commerce moving.
The .2 subvariant in the Adamo listing typically indicates a distinguishing detail in the serial numbering or stamp placement — worth comparing against the .1 carefully before cataloging.