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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 3792844, member: 46237&quot;]<b><font size="6">Modern 10 Fillér Types</font></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Second Hungarian Republic (Magyar Köztársaság) (1946-1949)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary 1946BP Aluminum-Bronze 10 Fillér Pattern</b></p><p>Pattern of KM-530 (1946)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013365[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A beautiful an exceedingly rare pattern. Only 10 were produced of this coin and no examples are in the Hungarian National Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary 1946BP Aluminum-Bronze 10 Fillér</b></p><p>NGC MS66</p><p>KM-530 (1946-1948)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013364[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An MS66 example of the resulting business strike that the above pattern was produced for. A short-lived type, as was the Second Hungarian Republic that issued it.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Hungarian People&#039;s Republic (Magyar Népköztársaság) (1949-1989)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The first Soviet-era coinage for Hungary came out in late 1949 to mid 1950 with the establishment of the Hungarian People&#039;s Republic (Magyar Népköztársaság). Several of these types were one-year re-issued coins from the Second Hungarian Republic (1946-1949). While these coins are frequently cataloged as being the last date of the earlier type, I consider them to be distinct types due to the break in production and the interceding major change in government. As such, my modern Hungarian type set has three 1950 10 fillér types.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary 1950BP Aluminum-Bronze 10 Fillér</b></p><p>KM-530 (1950)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013366[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The KM-530 type was issued by the Second Hungarian Republic from 1946-1948. No issues were struck in 1949, and the Soviet government struck up more of this type in 1950 to fill the need for small coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary 1950BP Aluminum 10 Fillér </b></p><p>NGC MS67</p><p>KM-530a (1950)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013367[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Somewhat of an enigma, the KM-530a type is an aluminum version of KM-530. All aluminum versions of KM-530 are cataloged as patterns, including 1950. Krause incorrectly lists this coin as a circulating sub-type, which it absolutely is not. The KM-530 type was restruck in the 1960s in yellow brass without other identifying markings on the coin. It is possible that there is both a rare 1950 aluminum version of this coin that is a true pattern, and other examples (like mine) are undocumented restrikes from the 1960s that were produced using aluminum planchets of this coin using the 1950 dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hungarian collectors are uncertain of the origins of this coin. Examples are scarce and tend to be gem grades. In my opinion, this coin is either a pattern with an issue of 1,000-2,000 pieces (similar to the 1950 2 Forint pattern), or it is a modern fantasy restrike with a comparable mintage.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary 1950BP Aluminum 10 Fillér</b></p><p>KM-547 (1950-1966)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013368[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is the big key for modern Hungarian coinage. On paper the mintage was 5,040,000, however, any example of the coin will go for over 200 Euro. The next big key is the 1967 10 fillér (first year of the successive aluminum type) which had a mintage of only 5,000, yet it catalogs for half of the price of the 1950 issue. What happened with the extra mintage of the 1950 to make it so scarce, I don&#039;t know, however, the 1950 10 fillér KM-547 is a profoundly rare issue.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary 1966BP Copper-Nickel 10 Fillér Proof</b></p><p>NGC PF66</p><p>KM-547a (1966-1967)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013369[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Being otherwise identical to KM-547, the KM-547a type was struck in copper-nickel instead of aluminum for the proof sets issued in 1966 and 1967.</p><p><br /></p><p>These proof issues were only sold in 8 coin presentation sets in red velvet lined cases. All aluminum minor types were struck in copper-nickel for this set, while the major types were struck in silver. The 5 forint proof was unique to these sets and was of a type previously issued in 1947.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013373[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Hungary 1967BP Aluminum 10 Fillér </b></p><p>NGC MS65</p><p>KM-572 (1967-1989)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013370[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the big keys for modern Hungarian coins. The 1967 issue had only 5,000 pieces struck. Uncirculated examples can be found for around 100 Euro if one searches long enough.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Third Hungarian Republic (Magyar Köztársaság) (1989-2011)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary 1990BP Aluminum 10 Fillér Pattern</b></p><p>Pattern of KM-675 (1990)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013375[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A pattern of the last 10 fillér type produced. Note the PV. near the dove&#039;s head, which is an abbreviation for Próbaveret (test strike).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary 1990BP Aluminum 10 Fillér </b></p><p>NGC MS66</p><p>KM-675 (1990-1997)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013371[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The last modern 10 fillér type, discontinued after 1997 due to inflation. You&#039;ll note the modern 10 fillér design remained largely unchanged from the 1946 pattern until the end of the denomination in 1997.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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