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500 Forint World Wildlife Fund
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Value | 500 Forint (500 HUF) |
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| Obverse lettering | magyar népköztársaság · bp · 1988 · fm · (Translation: Hungarian People's Republic) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Hungary's WWF series from the late 1980s was issued during a politically delicate moment — the Hungarian government was simultaneously courting Western environmental credibility while its economy was deteriorating badly enough that hard-currency commemorative sales were a genuine revenue strategy, not goodwill. The Magyar Nemzeti Bank issued several wildlife pieces in this period specifically targeting collector export markets in Western Europe and North America.
The .900 fine silver specification is consistent with Hungarian commemorative policy of the era, which deliberately matched the fineness of earlier prestige issues to maintain perceived collector value.