Brief Hungarian History
Hungary is in central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It has had a long and rich history. It first acquired its own identity under the Magyars in the ninth century. Since then, it has repeatedly been invaded by the Turkish, preferring eventually to opt into the Austro-Hungarian Empire ruled by the Habsburgs to avoid further Turkish invasions. After the first world war Hungary lost much of its territory. In 1918 it became a republic, in 1919 it was a communist state, and the monarchy was restored in 1920. During the second world war, Hungary was a nazi supporter, and was occupied by Germany. Russia drove out the Germans in 1945 and assisted local communists to seize power, becoming a Russian Soviet satellite in 1949 under a new constitution. On 23rd October 1989 Hungary became the independent Republic of Hungary.

Hungarian Gold Coins
Many of Hungary's coins have used the same denominations as Austrian coins, because of its close association. Amongst the most easily encountered Hungarian coins are the Korona series issued from 1892 to 1918. We give below the specifications of some of the denominations, followed by a list of coins offered for sale.

Technical Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Gold Content
100 Korona	37	33.8753	.9000	.9802
20 Korona	21	6.7750	.9000	.1960
10 Korona	18.9	3.3875	.9000	.0980
20 Francs 8 Forints	21.1	6.4516	.9000	.1867

Prices & Availability
Please telephone for current prices and availability.
The prices quoted in the US $ column may be out of date due to currency fluctuations.

Date	Denomination	Description	Grade	Mintage	Availability	Price £	Price $
1879 KB	20 Francs 8 Forints	First Type, Krause 455.1	almost Unc	306,000	Yes	£185	$190
1882 KB	20 Francs 8 Forints	Larger Head, Krause 467	almost EF	304,000	Ask	£175	$160
1884 KB	20 Francs 8 Forints	Larger Head, Krause 467	almost Unc	284,000	Ask	£185	$190
1889 KB	20 Francs 8 Forints	Larger Head, Krause 467	EF	351,000	Ask	£175	$170
1890 KB	20 Francs 8 Forints	Fiume Arms on Reverse, Krause 477	EF	329,221	Yes	£175	$190
1891 KB	20 Francs 8 Forints	Fiume Arms on Reverse, Krause 477	almost Unc	378,000	Yes	£175	$190
1892	20 Korona	Crowned Shield		1,087,000	Yes	£185	$
1893	10 Korona	Reform Coinage	VF	1,087,000	Sold	£30	$50
1904	10 Korona	Reform Coinage	almost EF	1,531,000	Yes	See Page	See Page
1908	100 Korona	Restrike	about Unc		Yes	See Page	See Page

Hungarian Hammered Gold Florin of Matthias I

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £9 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10 per order
USA Insured Shipping $20 per order

Hungarian Silver and Base Metal Coins
For silver and base metal coins of Hungary, please look at our original Chard Coins website.

Coins Wanted
We make an active market in almost all world coins, gold or otherwise, including Hungarian gold coins. If you have any of these coins to sell, please contact us, or post them to us for appraisal and offer.