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1000 Forint Ignác Semmelweis
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Value | 1000 Forint |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Ignác Semmelweis, the Hungarian physician and pioneer of antiseptic procedure, occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with naturalistic detail. The engraver's signature REMÉNYI appears in the lower left field beneath the portrait. The legend MAGYAR NÉPKÖZTÁRSASÁG curves along the upper periphery, while the honoree's name SEMMELWEIS and his birth and death years 1818–1865 are inscribed in the lower field, flanked by five-pointed stars. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAGYAR NÉPKÖZTÁRSASÁG SEMMELWEIS 1818-1865 REMÉNYI (Translation: Hungarian People`s Republic) |
| Reverse description | The coat of arms of the Hungarian People's Republic dominates the central field, depicting a striped shield surmounted by a five-pointed red star and flanked by wheat sheaves bound with a ribbon at the base, rendered in finely detailed relief. A border of small five-pointed stars encircles the design near the rim. The legend EZER FORINT curves along the upper periphery, while the mint mark BP. and the date 1968 appear below the arms, with the numeral denomination 1000 prominently inscribed at the bottom of the field, also flanked by stars. |
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