1848 Hungarian 2 & 5 Forint Paper Currency 2-pc Set

Hungarian Bank Notes Engraved & Printed In The U.S.

In March of 1848, the Hungarian people, inspired in part by the American Revolution, revolted against the rulers of the Austrian Empire in a bid to gain their independence. Six months later, the Imperial Austrian Government crushed the rebellion in a bloodbath that lasted into 1849. President Abraham Lincoln drew up a resolution of praise and support as many Hungarians took refuge in the U.S. One of those was the former refugees was finance minister Louis Kossuth, who decided to raise money to aid the cause by issuing Hungarian Fund bank notes engraved and printed in the United States.

Unused Extremely Fine To About Uncirculated Notes

Here are two of those bank notes, in unused Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated (XF–AU) condition with only some slight folds and bends. The Hungarian Parliament would have to wait 70 long years before it finally declared its independence from Austria in 1918 at the close of World War I. But you don’t have to wait to get your hands on these historic notes. Just click them to your cart right now!