HUNGARY Coins
Medieval Hungarian Denár: Coins & Monetary System
Illustrated Specimen Details: Hungarian Denár Example Specimen: Denár, 1338 (Kingdom of Hungary) Authority & Heraldry: Issued under Charles I of Hungary (Charles Robert / Károly Róbert), King of Hungary and Croatia (1308-13…
Pengő Coin: Kingdom of Hungary (1926-1945)
Illustrated Specimen Details: Kingdom of Hungary 5 Pengő Example Specimen: 5 Pengő, 1943 — Kingdom of Hungary (the Regency or the Horthy era) Design & Inscriptions: This circulating commemorative coin features the portrait …
Forint: From Medieval Gold to Modern National Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: 5 Forint (Hungary) Example Specimen: 5 forint, 1947 (Hungarian Republic) Portrait & Significance: The obverse of this silver coin features Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), a nobleman and statesman w…
Filler Coin: History of the Hungarian Fractional Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Nickel 20 Filler (Kingdom of Hungary) Example Specimen: 20 filler (fillér), 1907 — Kingdom of Hungary Authority and Ruler: This nickel coin was issued during the reign of Franz Joseph I , who serve…
Parvus Coin: Medieval Denomination of Central Europe
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Parvus (Sigismund of Luxembourg) Example Specimen: Parvus, 1387-1437 (No Date) Design & Heraldry: The obverse features a cross with four crowns positioned in each of the quadrants. The r…
Duarius: coin from Kingdom of Hungary; 1/2 krajczár
Illustrated Specimen Details: Duarius Example Specimen: Duarius, 1703 — Kingdom of Hungary The duarius is a distinctive small-denomination coin from the Kingdom of Hungary, minted during a transformative period of the Habsburg …
Korona: Austro-Hungarian Empire (Hungarian type) coin
KORONA: COIN OF HUNGARY 1 korona, 1915: Austro-Hungarian Empire (Hungarian type) Austro-Hungarian Empire or Austria-Hungary — constitutional monarchy and great state in Central Europe during 1867-1918 (was formed according to Austro-Hungarian agree…
Banovac: coin from Province of Slavonia (Hungary)
BANOVAC: COIN OF SLAVONIA (HUNGARY) Banovac (denár), 1270-1272: Province of Slavonia (Hungary) Slavonia — historical region in the east of modern Croatia. In the status of Slavonic Banovina it existed as part of the medieval Hungarian kingdom. It w…
Poltura: coin from Kingdom of Hungary; 1,5 krajczár
POLTURA: COIN OF HUNGARY Poltura, 1765: Kingdom of Hungary Maria Theresa — ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Galicia and Lodo…
Denarius saracenus: coin from Kingdom of Hungary
DENARIUS SARACENUS: COIN OF HUNGARY Denár (denarius saracenus), 1373-1382: Kingdom of Hungary Denarius saracenus — a type of Hungarian denár coin. Ruler: Louis I of Hungary or Louis the Great (Hungarian "Nagy Lajos", Latin "Ludovicus…
Quarting: coin from Kingdom of Hungary (1430-1437)
QUARTING: COIN OF HUNGARY Quarting, 1430-1437: Kingdom of Hungary Ruler: Sigismund of Luxembourg — King of Hungary and Croatia from 1387, King of Germany from 1410, King of Bohemia from 1419, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until his death in 14…
Krajczár: coin from Kingdom of Hungary; 1/100 forint
KRAJCZÁR: COIN OF HUNGARY 6 krajczár, 1849: Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian Revolution, 1848-1849) Coin of the period of the Hungarian Civic Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-1849. HAT KRAJCZÁR : six krajczár. N.B. : sign of Imperial Mint of…