Catalog
10 000 Forint
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997-1999 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Obverse: Károly Vagyóczky Reverse: Károly Vagyóczky, Hubert Sattler |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Szent István Király (King Saint Stephen I) in three-quarter view occupies the right portion of the note, rendered in violet-brown tones against a pale guilloche underprint. The upper right corner carries the inscription SZENT ISTVAN KIRALY, while the centre bears the denomination 10000 and the bank title MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK above three facsimile signatures with role designations ALELNOK, ELNOK, and ALELNOK. The lower centre shows the coat of arms of Hungary and the city and year of issue BUDAPEST 1997, with engraver's credit VAGYOCZKY K. DEL. ET SC. at the lower right margin. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A panoramic vignette of Esztergom (Esztergomi Látkép) fills the central field, rendered in intaglio in violet-brown tones, presenting the Archbishop's Basilica, the medieval royal castle complex, and the surrounding cityscape as seen from across the Danube. The composition is framed by fine guilloche rosettes at left and right, each incorporating a latent 10000 denomination figure. The inscription ESZTERGOMI LÁTKÉP appears along the lower left, with engraver and designer credits along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | ESZTERGOMI LÁTKÉP H. SATTLER PINX. LENGYEL GY. SC. VAGYÓCZKY K. DEL. (Translation: View of Esztergom) |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |