HUNGARY 1.000.000 PENGO 1945
 
Issuer    Hungary 
Issuing bank    Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank)
Period    Provisional Government (1945)
Type    Standard banknote
Year    1945
Value    1 000 000 Pengos (1 000 000 Pengő) (1 000 000)
Currency    Pengo (1927-1946)
Composition    Paper
Size    169 × 83 mm
Shape    Rectangular
Demonetized    Yes
Obverse: Features Kossuth Lajos, with the inscription "EGYMILLIÓ PENGŐ BUDAPEST, 1945. ÉVI NOVEMBER HÓ 16- ÁN MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK."
Reverse: Displays the painting "At the shores of Lake Balaton" by Géza Mészöly, along with the value in six languages: "1 MILLIÓ UN MILION PENGHEI JEDAN MILLION PENGOVA EINE MILLION PENGŐ."
This banknote is a remarkable artifact from a tumultuous time in Hungary's history. Its value reflects the hyperinflation that plagued the country during that period. The highest denomination ever printed worldwide, it's equivalent to one sextillion (10^21) pengő! 🤯