Jaelus' Hungarian Patterns

Owner Comments:

This is a very early version of the 1945 Provisional Government 5 pengő with a reverse featuring the designer’s name (removed for the business strike) and a sheaf of wheat atop the Hungarian arms (replaced with the holy crown for the business strike). While the diameter is the same as the business strike, the planchet (4.67g, 32mm x 2.67mm) is slightly thicker (for comparison, the business strike is 4.5g and 2.58mm in thickness). Of note, the obverse die does not match the obverse próbaveret die used for the Artex Restrikes, which is from a later revision of this pattern that more closely matches the business strike.