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5000 Forint Ignác Alpár
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central view of the neoclassical façade of the Hungarian National Bank building in Budapest, designed by architect Ignác Alpár and completed in 1905. The architectural rendering depicts the ornate street-level elevation with columns, arched windows, and decorative sculptural details characteristic of the historicist style. The legend arcs around the upper and lower fields, with the denomination and mint mark appearing in the lower portion. The dual date 1905–2005 commemorates the centenary of the building's construction. |
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| Mintage | 2005 BP. - - 3,000 2005 BP. - Proof - 3,000 |
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Ignác Alpár (1855–1928) was the architect responsible for the twin exchange palace buildings on Liberty Square in Budapest, completed in 1905 — the centenary of which this coin directly commemorates. One building housed the Budapest Stock Exchange; the other, the National Bank of Hungary itself, which still occupies it today. Alpár's career spanned the high point of Hungarian historicist architecture, and he designed over two hundred buildings, though the Liberty Square complex remains his most institutionally significant work.