15 000 Forint Ágnes Nemes Nagy

€329,279.00
IssuerHungary
Year2022
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value15 000 Forint
CurrencyForint (1946-date)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight31.46 g
Dimensions38.61 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Adamo#EM450
Obverse descriptionThe visual representation of Ágnes Nemes Nagy`s poem `I carried sculptures`: a sinking sailing ship with three giant head sculptures on board, with the first line of the poem written in Nagy`s handwriting below.
Obverse scriptLatin, Latin (cursive)
Obverse letteringMAGYARORSZÁG 15000 FORINT 2022 BP. Szobrokat vittem a hajón...
(Translation: HUNGARY 15000 FORINT 2022 BP. I carried sculptures on the ship...)
Reverse descriptionOn the back is a portrait of Ágnes Nemes Nagy with a bookshelf full of books in the background, and the portrait of Mihály Babits in front of the volumes.  Her name, NEMES NAGY ÁGNES, is inscribed in the upper left-hand part, with the inscriptions 1922 and 1991, indicating the years of birth and death, slightly offset from each other, in two lines below.  The designer of the commemorative coin, the sculptor Balázs Pelcz, has hidden his master`s mark in the depiction of the poet, literary translator and essayist`s clothing.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNEMES NAGY ÁGNES 1922 1991 PB
EdgeReeded
MintBP.
Hungarian mint, Budapest,Hungary (1925-date)
Mintage2022 BP - Proof - 5 000
Catalog ID7784251070
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