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3000 Forint Setting the Himnusz to music
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 3000 Forint |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Ferenc Kölcsey, the Hungarian poet and author of the Himnusz lyrics, depicted three-quarter length and seated, wearing period costume with decorative frogging, holding a scroll in his right hand. To the left of the figure, a facsimile of handwritten stanzas from the Himnusz poem appears in the field, with Kölcsey's signature below. The legend MAGYARORSZÁG arcs along the upper rim, flanked by the date 2019 at the top centre and the denomination 3000 Ft at the upper right. The Budapest Mint mark BP. appears in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Himnusz text was written by Ferenc Kölcsey in 1823, but the poem sat unset for nearly two decades until Ferenc Erkel — better known as the father of Hungarian opera and composer of two national operas — won a competition in 1844 to give it music. The competition was organised by the National Theatre in Pest, and Erkel's submission was performed publicly for the first time that same year. The 175th anniversary of that premiere is what this issue commemorates.