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40 Pengos (40 Pengő), Hungary, 1925 (Pick 87)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1925

Issuing entity

Hungary

This 40 Pengos note was issued in Hungary, dated 1925. It belongs to the Pengo (1927-1946) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Miklós Horthy (1920-1944). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 87.

Obverse: Overprint "NEGYVEN PENGÖ" on Hungary P-79. Its lettering reads “40 / PENGŐ / NEGYVEN PENGŐ”. The note was printed by Hungarian Banknote Printing Company (Magyar Pénzjegynyomda), Budapest, Hungary (1923-date). Technique: Overprinted. 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.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
2

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Physical characteristics

Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper

Technical characteristics

Printer
Hungarian Banknote Printing Company (Magyar Pénzjegynyomda), Budapest, Hungary (1923-date)
Currency
Pengo (1927-1946)
Demonetized
Yes

Design

Obverse
Overprint "NEGYVEN PENGÖ" on Hungary P-79.
Obverse lettering
40 / PENGŐ / NEGYVEN PENGŐ

Identification

Value
40 Pengos (40 Pengő)
Dates recorded
1925
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 87

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Research required
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P87
  • NumistaN# 216702

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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