Hungary 1935 40 pengo

Sincona sale 33, lot 3341

This specimen was lot 3341 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,374 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"UNGARN. Regentschaft des Reichsverwesers Miklos Horthy, 1919-1944 40 Pengö 1935. B.P./U. P Auf den 200. Todestag von Franz Rakoczi. Polierte Platte. FDC. (kingdom of Hungary, regency of Miklos Horthy, 1919-44, forty pengö of 1935, Budapest mint, on the bicentennial of the death of Francis Rakoczi. Choice Proof.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 11.60 g.

Catalog reference: Schl. 166. Fr-598, KM unlisted.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

Link to:

• 1930 5 pengö, 10th anniversary of Adm. Horthy's reign
• 1935 2 pengö, Madonna
• 1938 5 pengö
• Coins and currency dated 1935
• return to coins of Hungary