1 Pengö, a coin weight and a few relics this evening...

[Bavaria Mike]

Had a vacation day today, use or lose vacation day and I was not about to lose it, LOL! Woke up this morning to 4” of snow, Argh, I did not shovel it! By mid morning it was in the low 40sF/6.5C and the snow was melting. I had a full day of errands and car inspections, just over $200.00 to tell me I have a few minor problems on the cars, what a maintenance pig this German Audi is, last Audi for me! Got through the day, most of the snow melted off and I had a good hour of daylight left so I went to a grass field I have hunted a lot. About ½” of water lying on the field, it was muddy but I made a few finds on this hard hunted field. Here’s the relics, part of a pewter buckle, an unusual lead button, even the intact shank is lead. Part of a lead seal, a bullet, a 1911 1 Pfennig coin and a musket ball hit by the plow.

The left piece may have been a religious pendant, has some vague lettering on both sides. The right piece looks to be a coin weight with a crown on it, very small, a pea would sit on it with only the corners exposed, 10mm X 9mm and it was a good 4” down and sounded good to the XT70.

Dug this coin up and thought it was play money. After cleaning it up I realized it was a real coin made of aluminum. It is a Hungarian 1 Pengö coin dated 1942 and minted in Budapest, mint mark BP just above the date. To the right of the date in fine print is the word “Bepänd”, no idea what it means.

Reverse of the 1 Pengö coin. I had a good hour on the field and a great way to end the day. HH, Mike

 

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[Montana Jim]

Again! Awesome pics and finds Mike!

I've never heard of the "1 Pengö coin" but I know I can at least find stuff from 1942.

Nicely done!

 

[BuckleBoy]

The Pengo was the unit of currency in Hungary from the 20's until the late 1940's, when hyperinflation gripped the country after the war. The only way out of it was to change currency to the Forint (which is still the currency today). So your 1942 one was made right about the time the hyperinflation started. When the Forint was introduced, the exchange rate made the Pengo worthless, at about four hundred OCTILLION Pengo to one Forint! The 1 Pengo piece prior to the war was made of silver. I don't have any info about Bepand, except that it probably refers to the banking system, or accrediting system that guaranteed the coin's worth.

Buckleboy

 

[civilman1]

Thank's for the pic of the "pengo" Mike....learn something new everyday,never heard of of it.Hopefully the weather should be turning soon.....HH!!

 

[Wolfbite]

Nice finds as allways.HH Wolfbite

 

[Trash Digger]

Great finds. Mike. Once again, a muddy field was good to you.

Mike

 

[sonny0065]

Good finds out of the mud & water. WTG. HH Sonny

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Thanks for the comments and information all! The fine print on the coin looks more like "Beränd". Another person found the same coin awhile back and thought it was a Bingo chip, LOL. HH, Mike