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500 Forint Az első Magyar Postaautó
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#781, Adamo#EM197 |
| Obverse description | A large spoked wheel of an early motor vehicle occupies the right half of the square field against a mirror-polished background, rendered in high relief with fine mechanical detail. The denomination '500 FORINT' appears in bold lettering in the upper left of the field, with the issuer legend 'MAGYAR KÖZTÁRSASÁG' inscribed in two lines in the lower left. The date '2005' is incused along the upper rim of the wheel, and the mint mark 'BP.' appears to the lower right of the wheel. |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 FORINT MAGYAR KÖZTÁRSASÁG 2005 BP. (Translation: Republic of Hungary) |
| Reverse description | A detailed left-facing profile view of Hungary's first mail motor vehicle, an early enclosed automobile of circa 1905 design, is depicted in high relief at the centre of the square field, enclosed within an incuse diamond-shaped border. The commemorative legend runs along all four sides of the inner border: '100 ÉVES AZ ELSŐ MAGYAR POSTAAUTÓ' across the upper sides and 'POSTAAUTÓ · 1905 · 2005' across the lower sides. The engraver's initials 'BB' appear to the lower right within the inner border, and decorative bullet points punctuate the corners of the legend. |
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