Hungary failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, making this commemorative an exercise in enthusiasm over achievement. The Hungarian Football Federation's last World Cup appearance was 1986 in Mexico — a 32-year absence that stretched through the coin's issue date with no end in sight.
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank issued the piece under a long-running commemorative forint program that has produced sports-themed copper-nickel pieces since the 1980s.
Hungary failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, making this commemorative an exercise in enthusiasm over achievement. The Hungarian Football Federation's last World Cup appearance was 1986 in Mexico — a 32-year absence that stretched through the coin's issue date with no end in sight.
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank issued the piece under a long-running commemorative forint program that has produced sports-themed copper-nickel pieces since the 1980s.