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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 2224983, member: 46237&quot;]Indeed! I&#039;m also guilty of slabbing a few cheap coins for this set that probably weren&#039;t worth it, but they were all MS65+.</p><p><br /></p><p>This pattern, however, is well worth slabbing. The reign of Karoly IV (1916-1922), the last King of Hungary, was very brief and saw few coin issues. Only three small denominations were released for circulation and they were all struck in iron. There was also one exceptionally rare gold issue in 1918, the year he renounced participation in affairs of the state (but did not abdicate). There were four small denomination patterns created during the early period of his reign, dated 1916-1918, that were never struck for circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Karoly attempted to re-establish monarchist power twice between 1918 and 1922. After the second attempt in 1921 he was exiled to the island of Madeira where he would die a year later due to complications from pneumonia. During his attempts to reclaim power, specimens were struck of two additional patterns dated 1922: one royalist 5 korona pattern, and one small denomination off-metal strike in brass of an existing type. These patterns were the last coins struck under the Hungarian monarchy. The example I have is of the 5 korona, but all of the Karoly IV patterns are extremely scarce, especially since most were struck in iron.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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