Hungary 1944-BP 20 filler
This specimen was lot 73596 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $60. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 20 Fils Restrike, 1944-BP. Nicolas Horthy. PCGS PROOF-67. A charming Superb-Gem proof, this wholesome piece yields a supremely reflective surfaces, and essentially no evidence of technical faults." Hungary joined the Axis during World War Two and was rewarded with defeat, devastation and Russian occupation. This type was struck 1941-44. It was issued under the authority of Miklos Horthy, dictator of Hungary 1920-44 and ally of Hitler and Mussolini. He was forced out of power by the Nazis in 1944 for failing to deliver enough Jews to the Holocaust but survived the war.
Recorded mintage: 25,000,000.
Specification: 3.56 g, steel, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-520.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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