500 Pengő

500 Pengő - obverse500 Pengő - reverse

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Features

Issuer Hungary
Issuing bank Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank)
Period Provisional Government (1945)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1945
Value 500 Pengos (500 Pengő)
Currency Pengo (1927-1946)
Composition Paper
Size 177 × 88 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
207228
References P# 117
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Black print on underprint in shades of brown.

Lettering:
500
Ötszáz Pengő
Budapest, 1945. évi május hó 1-én
Magyar Nemzeti Bank

A bankjegyhamisitást a törvény bünteti

Translation:
500 Pengoes
Budapest, 1st of May, 1945
Hungarian National Bank

Counterfeiting banknotes is punishable by law

Reverse

Black print on underprint in shades of brown.
Text arching either side of upper centre describes note's value in six languages.
Series and serial number appears in red near the bottom of the note.

Comments

Some of these notes have an error in the text appearing on the reverse, at the very beginning of the upper left arching text. Compare this image with reverse image above.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1945  $ 3.10 14% Russian text misspelled: "N" instead of "П" in 500
1945-May-15  $ 0.96 $ 1.60 $ 2.80 $ 5.40 89%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 500 PengőPicture 1 of a sold 500 Pengő
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 2403
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 10.82
(EUR 10.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 500 PengőPicture 1 of a sold 500 Pengő
Katz
Auction 102
Lot 2023
Internet Archive
28 Nov 2023 Undetermined VF USD 8.65
(EUR 8.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 500 PengőPicture 1 of a sold 500 Pengő
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 489
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 Undetermined VF USD 5.41
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 500 PengőPicture 1 of a sold 500 Pengő
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 1939
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 Undetermined VF USD 7.57
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
The lot includes several items.
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