5000 Forint András Fáy

€1.00
IssuerHungary
Year2014
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5000 Forint
CurrencyForint (1946-date)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight12.5 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Adamo#EM277
Obverse descriptionInscriptions, emblem of the bee
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMAGYARORSZÁG BP. 2014 5000 FORINT
(Translation: Hungary)
Reverse descriptionThe reverse of the coin features a half-figure portrait of András Fáy, placed in the centre. Fáy’s signature is inscribed on the edge of the collector coin, above the horizontal axis and to the left of the portrait. The inscription to the right of the portrait, arranged in two horizontal lines above Fáy’s shoulder, reads ‘1786-1864’. The initials of designer Vilmos Király are positioned to the left of the portrait, on the right edge of the coin.
Reverse scriptLatin, Latin (cursive)
Reverse letteringFáy András 1786-1864
(Translation: András Fáy (1786-1864))
Edge
MintBP.
Hungarian mint, Budapest,Hungary (1925-date)
Mintage2014 BP. - Proof - 5 000
Catalog ID8967983670
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