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 […]
Lutheran Heritage in Hungary Remembered on Silver Coin
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, […]
Duna-Dráva National Park Silver Coin Issued by Hungary
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. […]
New Hungarian Coin Features Árpád Tóth
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”, […]
Hungarian Coin Honors Anyos Jedlik
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 […]
Coin Issued to Mark Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
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 […]
Ferenc Erkel Gold and Silver Coins from Hungary
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 […]
Interview with the Head of the Hungarian Mint
As a collector of world coins, there is probably one design which stands out more than most, that of the portrait of the Madonna and Child which has been used on the reverse of many Hungarian coins for hundreds of years. Hungarian coinage is regarded by many collectors as exquisitely designed and with their most […]
Orsegi National Park Rectangular Coin from the Hungarian Mint
The Hungarian Mint has issued an unusual coin which launches a new series honoring the country’s national parks. The new rectangular coin pays tribute to the Orsegi National Park, founded as recently as March 2002. The obverse carries an image of the Dusky large blue butterfly, an endangered species but fortunately, abundant in the Orsegi […]
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