10 000 Pengos (10 000 Pengő), Hungarian National Bank, Hungary, 1945 (Pick 119)

This 10 000 Pengos note was issued in Hungary by the Hungarian National Bank, dated 1945. It belongs to the Pengo (1927-1946) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Provisional Government (1945). It measures 168 × 82 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 119.

Obverse: Portrait of an allegorical woman at right. Hungarian coat of arms below portrait. Its lettering reads “10000 / TÍZEZER / PENGŐ / BUDAPEST, ÉVI JULIUS HÓ 15-ÉN / MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK / A BANKJEGYHAMISITÁST / A TÖRVÉNY BÜNTETI”. Translation given in the catalogue: “TEN THOUSAND PENGOES BUDAPEST, 15TH OF JULY, 1945 HUNGARIAN NATIONAL BANK Counterfeiting banknotes is punishable by law”. Reverse: Note denomination in four corners. Central design element with note value, denomination, and text showing note's value in six languages. Series and serial number appear in red below this central element to the left and right. Its lettering reads “TIZEZER | 10000 | TIZEZER”. Translation given in the catalogue: “TEN THOUSAND | 10000 | TEN THOUSAND”.

Demonetized: Yes. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.