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This specimen was lot 71498 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $80. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Hungary|HUNGARY]]. 5 Pengo Restrike, 1930-BP. Budapest Mint. PCGS PROOF-66. A radiant and shimmering specimen, this Gem proof restrike also offers some burnished toning as one moves closer to the peripheries." Wikipedia comments, "Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary between the two World Wars and throughout most of World War II – from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944." He navigated between the monarchists, the communists and the fascists in the aftermath of World War One wherein Hungary lost 72% of her territory by the Treaty of Versailles. He sided with Hitler during World War Two and saw his country suffer devastation and the Holocaust as a result. The pengö, introduced to replace the Austro-Hungarian korona, was inflated to nothing in 1945-46 and replaced by the forint. | This specimen was lot 71498 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $80. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Hungary|HUNGARY]]. 5 Pengo Restrike, 1930-BP. Budapest Mint. PCGS PROOF-66. A radiant and shimmering specimen, this Gem proof restrike also offers some burnished toning as one moves closer to the peripheries." Wikipedia comments, "Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary between the two World Wars and throughout most of World War II – from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944." He navigated between the monarchists, the communists and the fascists in the aftermath of World War One wherein Hungary lost 72% of her territory by the Treaty of Versailles. He sided with Hitler during World War Two and saw his country suffer devastation and the Holocaust as a result. The pengö, introduced to replace the Austro-Hungarian korona, was inflated to nothing in 1945-46 and replaced by the forint. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,650,000. | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,650,000 plus restrikes. |
''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.640 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, reeded edge. The restrikes are alleged to be 25.33 g. | ''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.640 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, reeded edge. The restrikes are alleged to be 25.33 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 512.2. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-125]], KM 512.2. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| + | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022. | ||
''Links to:'' | ''Links to:'' | ||
| + | * [[Hungary 1926-BP filler|1929 fillér]] | ||
| + | * [[Hungary 1926-BP pengo|1926 pengö]] | ||
* [[Hungary 1935-BP 2 pengo KM-511|1935-BP 2 pengö, Madonna]] | * [[Hungary 1935-BP 2 pengo KM-511|1935-BP 2 pengö, Madonna]] | ||
* [[Hungary 1935-BP 2 pengo KM-513|1935-BP 2 pengö, Pazmany University]] | * [[Hungary 1935-BP 2 pengo KM-513|1935-BP 2 pengö, Pazmany University]] | ||
* [[Hungary 1935 40 pengo|1935 40 pengö, 200th anniversary of the death of Francis Rakoczi]] | * [[Hungary 1935 40 pengo|1935 40 pengö, 200th anniversary of the death of Francis Rakoczi]] | ||
| + | * [[Hungary 1938 5 pengo Dav-126]] St. Stephen | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1930]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1930]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:55, 10 March 2026
This specimen was lot 71498 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 5 Pengo Restrike, 1930-BP. Budapest Mint. PCGS PROOF-66. A radiant and shimmering specimen, this Gem proof restrike also offers some burnished toning as one moves closer to the peripheries." Wikipedia comments, "Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary between the two World Wars and throughout most of World War II – from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944." He navigated between the monarchists, the communists and the fascists in the aftermath of World War One wherein Hungary lost 72% of her territory by the Treaty of Versailles. He sided with Hitler during World War Two and saw his country suffer devastation and the Holocaust as a result. The pengö, introduced to replace the Austro-Hungarian korona, was inflated to nothing in 1945-46 and replaced by the forint.
Recorded mintage: 3,650,000 plus restrikes.
Specification: 25 g, 0.640 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, reeded edge. The restrikes are alleged to be 25.33 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-125, KM 512.2.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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