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2000 Forint The 150th anniversary of the Budapest Zoo
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Engraver(s) | Gábor Keresztes |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Rectangular flan depicting two rhinoceroses in close-up relief occupying the lower portion of the field, their heads facing one another with great sculptural detail. Rocky outcroppings and stylized vegetation fill the background in the upper field. The commemorative legend 150 ÉVES AZ ÁLLATKERT is inscribed in two lines along the upper border, and the anniversary dates 1866-2016 appear along the lower border. The Hungarian Mint mark is visible at lower left. |
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Budapest's Állatkert opened in 1866, making it one of the oldest zoos in continental Europe and the first to be established with a scientific mandate rather than as a royal menagerie. The 150th anniversary fell in a period of significant renovation at the zoo, with several of its original Secession-era pavilions — themselves listed as architectural monuments — undergoing restoration. Hungary has a long tradition of issuing commemorative forints for institutional anniversaries of this kind, and the Magyar Nemzeti Bank produced this piece as a non-circulating collector issue in a relatively modest run.