1 Forint Donation Receipt ca. 1850's



2 Forint Donation receipt ca. 1850's








20 Pengo, 1941

Great notes. The 20 pengo color scheme is terrific as is the design.

Something has to be said for those Central European lovelies.

You must go in Hungary... I can assure that there are some of the most beautiful women in Europe!

Being married, I can only imagine what Hungary is like, I am sure the "scenery" is fantastic.

Detail of the Magyar princess.



This 10 Pengo from 1936 started a series that culminated with the 20 Pengo of 1941 shown above. This note has a lovely young girl on the front, a vignette of the Virgin Mary, and St. Stephen on the reverse of the note.

You need to give us a close up detail of this lady...



the detail of that headdress looks outstanding.

I wonder if they really wore all those grapes on their ears?!?

Must be an ancestor of the Princess Leia on Star Wars.

such beauty hurt thy eyes!!!! i dunno if they really wore grapes in there hair but if they did then u get hungrey just pick em off and eat em!!!

Another life lesson, women are far more necessary in your life than food.

we were cursed from the beginning!!!!!

2 Pengo 1940, another in this lovely series.

I love these Hungarian notes the designes are wonderful as are the ladies LOL

Hungary P-106, 5 Pengo 1939, this note completes a type set ranging from the 2 Pengo, 5 Pengo, 10 Pengo, and 20 Pengo with attractive ladies on them. I would like the 100 pengo of 1943, but it is very very rare.

Again a lovely note, thanks for sharing it with us

20 koron 1919 second edition

10 koron 1919 w/ o phrigian cap

1 koron 1920

and some from 1920-1945

The year 1848 was momentus and memorable in European history, it's lasting effects would be felt decades afterwards. The social upheaval was brought about by revolutionaries seeking much needed reform in the area of human rights etc. in many countries of Central Europe. The initial activity began in Sicily, but spread to France, resulting in the toppling of the French King. Subsequently revolutionary activities spread into the Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially Hungary, where it fanned the flames of an movement for greater autonomy at first, but then for independence of the Hungarian State. Lajos Kossuth was appointed Regent-President of the Hungarian movement in 1848. After the suppression of the rebellion in 1849 he travelled to Great Britain and the United States seeking funds in support of the cause of Hungarian independence. He was well received in the United States, and had paper money printed, which was in affect a donation receipt. This One Forint bill was printed by Toppan Carpenter of Philadelphia and sold to enthusiastic American supporters for the sum of one dollar each. Notice the symbolic representation of Hungary slaying the Habsburg monarch.






Many of the feminine vignettes were created for the use of these notes, but others, such as the top image, were also used on 1850's era American notes. Curiously because these notes were printed in large numbers at the time, and often saved as souvenirs, they are very affordable means of collecting fine 19th century art.

To be honest I only like pretty girls in the flesh or in gold
And I prefer gold ; less bother

From a famous painter called Ingrès

Thats some serious cross hatching

I am sure Scottish will forgive me cause he is fantastic

Very nice, I will marry some of them