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2000 Forint Semmelweis University
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Thickness | 2.6 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the coat of arms of Hungary at centre, rendered in fine detail with the traditional quartered shield incorporating the Árpád stripes and the apostolic double cross, surmounted by the Holy Crown of Saint Stephen, all flanked by laurel branches. Two concentric circular legends surround the central arms: the outer reads '250 ÉVES A SEMMELWEIS EGYETEM' arcing along the upper portion, while the inner bears the Latin university title 'UNIVERSITAS BUDAPESTINENSIS DE SEMMELWEIS NOMINATA' encircling the shield. The founding year '1769' appears at the base of the inner legend. The motto 'SERVAMUS VITAM ATQUE SERVIMUS' is inscribed along the lower periphery in quotation marks. The engraver's mark appears discreetly in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 250 ÉVES A SEMMELWEIS EGYETEM UNIVERSITAS HUNGARICAE MEDICINAE NOMINATA DE SEMMELWEIS 1769 `SERVAMUS VITAM ATQUE SERVIMUS` |
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Semmelweis University in Budapest — named for Ignaz Semmelweis, the Hungarian physician who demonstrated in the 1840s that puerperal fever was transmitted by unwashed hands and instruments — celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2019, the occasion for this issue. The university was founded in 1769 under Maria Theresa as the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Nagyszombat, making it one of the oldest continuously operating medical schools in Central Europe.
Semmelweis himself was not vindicated during his lifetime. His findings were rejected by the medical establishment, and he died in an asylum in 1865 — likely from the same sepsis he had spent his career trying to prevent.