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<p>[QUOTE="ikandiggit, post: 976333, member: 16269"]I have a couple of notes that I picked up last year because they were large-sized notes and I just wanted a couple of examples. Now, a year later with a greater appreciation for the art of engraving, I am amazed at the skill that went into producing the artwork on these two bank notes. I left the pics quite large just so you can enlarge them to see the details. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. </p><p><br /></p><p>One is a 1902 Austro-Hungarian 1,000 Kronen (Korun) note - It is dated 1902, but was actually issued in 1919. Notice the overprint (DEUTSCHOSTERREICH) in red at the top center of the note.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other note is a 1930 Hungarian 100 SzazPengo bank note.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/11ab1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/11bb1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/hun1a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/hun2a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ikandiggit, post: 976333, member: 16269"]I have a couple of notes that I picked up last year because they were large-sized notes and I just wanted a couple of examples. Now, a year later with a greater appreciation for the art of engraving, I am amazed at the skill that went into producing the artwork on these two bank notes. I left the pics quite large just so you can enlarge them to see the details. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. One is a 1902 Austro-Hungarian 1,000 Kronen (Korun) note - It is dated 1902, but was actually issued in 1919. Notice the overprint (DEUTSCHOSTERREICH) in red at the top center of the note. The other note is a 1930 Hungarian 100 SzazPengo bank note. [IMG]http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/11ab1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/11bb1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/hun1a.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/hun2a.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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