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10 000 Forint St. Martin
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 10 000 Forint |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a Roman lamp hanger from Savaria, an ancient artefact preserved in the Savaria Museum in Szombathely, rendered in fine detail at the centre of the field. The legend MAGYARORSZÁG (Hungary) appears along the upper rim, with the mint mark BP., the year of issue 2016, and the denomination 10000 FORINT inscribed around the periphery in Latin characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAGYARORSZÁG BP. 2016 10000 FORINT |
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This issue commemorates the 1700th anniversary of the birth of Saint Martin of Tours — born around 316 AD in Savaria, the Roman provincial city now known as Szombathely in western Hungary. Martin is one of the few figures claimed with genuine geographical basis by both France, where he built his ecclesiastical career, and Hungary, which counts him among its most important historical connections to early Christianity. The Magyar Nemzeti Bank has issued several Martin-themed coins over the decades, but this particular release anchors the series to a specific centennial milestone rather than the general hagiographic tradition.