Coin Collecting News
The National Bank of Hungary have issued (23rd January) a collector’s coin to celebrate the 125th anniversary of birth of Jozsef Remenyi (1887 – 1977) noted sculptor, artist, and one of the founders of the 20th century Hungarian art of medals. His numerous finely outlined drawings on coins, medals, and statues bear the mark of [...]
The National Bank of Hungary have issued (12th January) a collector’s coin to mark the 150th anniversary of the first publication of The Tragedy of Man, written by Imre Madach (1823 – 1864) eminent writer, poet, lawyer and politician who was born in Alsósztregova (presently Dolná Strehová in Slovakia). The Tragedy of Man is considered to be [...]
The National Bank of Hungary have announced the issue of a gold coin which celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of Hungary’s most noted and celebrated composers, Franz Liszt, who was born on the 22nd October 1811. Considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time and a master of [...]
The National Bank of Hungary have issued (6th August) a coin to mark the 100th anniversary of birth of one of the country’s most celebrated figures of the post war political scene. Istivan Bibo (1911–1979) was a lawyer, politician, political thinker, and Minister of State in the 3rd government of Imre Nagy in 1956. Bibo’s [...]
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank will issue (12th June) a silver collector coin honoring of the 200th anniversary of the consecration of the Deák tér Lutheran Church of Budapest. This will represent the fourth in the series of commemorative coins celebrating Hungarian ecclesiastical architecture. The three previous featured the Esztergom Cathedral, the Reformed Church in Debrecen, [...]
The National Bank of Hungary has issued (22nd April) a new coin in their ongoing series of highlighting national parks and reserves within the country. Struck by the Hungarian Mint in Budapest. The ingot-type coin is designed by Gábor Kereszthury and features a landscape scene of the typical steep banks from the Duna-Dráva National Park. [...]
The National Bank of Hungary has issued (12th April) a new coin highlighting a Hungarian author of national repute on the occasion of his 125th anniversary of birth. The coin features Árpád Tóth (1886 – 1928) who was a member of the first generation of exceptionally versatile authors, he was a contributor to the “Nyugat”, [...]
The National Bank of Hungary has issued the latest collector’s coin (11th January) in the series which honours the country’s most noted and inspiring inventors and engineers. The coin is square in shape and is struck in cupro-nickel with a face value of 1000 Forint, the coin is the work of designer Balazs Bito. The [...]
The National Bank of Hungary has issued a collector’s coin (3rd January) in honor of the rotating EU presidency which Hungary will chair for the first half of 2011. Struck at the Mint of Hungary in Budapest, the coin has a denomination of 3000 forint and is the work of designer Atilla Ronay. The obverse [...]
The National Bank of Hungary has issued two new coins to mark the 200th anniversary of birth of Ferenc Erkel, composer of the Hungarian national anthem. The gold and silver coins, released on 6th November, represent the last coins to be issued for 2010. The silver coin depicts Ferenc Erkel on the obverse along with [...]
