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2000 Forint Rákoskeresztúr New Public Cemetery
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#906, Adamo#EM328 |
| Obverse description | The denomination '2000 FORINT' is prominently displayed in large numerals at the center of the field, with the '0' characters incorporating stylized decorative elements. To the right, two tall, slender stylized funerary column monuments rise from the lower field, rendered in relief. The legend 'MAGYARORSZÁG' arcs along the upper periphery, with the mint mark 'BP.' positioned to the right of the denomination and the year '2016' appearing in the lower exergual area. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAGYARORSZÁG BP 2016 2000 FORINT (Translation: Hungary BP 2016 2000 Forint) |
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Rákoskeresztúr's New Public Cemetery gained its grim historical significance as the burial site for victims of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, most notably Imre Nagy and three co-defendants who were executed in 1958 following a secret trial and buried in unmarked graves in Plot 301. The site remained officially suppressed under Kádár-era rule — visiting it was an act of quiet defiance. The ceremonial reburial of Nagy and others on June 16, 1989, before a crowd of roughly 100,000, is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in Hungary's transition away from communist rule, occurring just months before the regime's formal collapse.