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5000 Forint István Örkény
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features an innovative typographic design in which the titles of István Örkény's most celebrated literary works are arranged in a square vortex pattern at the centre of the field, radiating outward in multiple orientations to create a visual homage to his writing. A stylised spiral emblem occupies the centre of the text arrangement. The legend MAGYARORSZÁG arcs along the upper rim, with the denomination 5000 FORINT inscribed in large letters along the lower rim. The mint mark BP. appears to the lower left and the date 2012 to the lower right. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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István Örkény, the Hungarian playwright and short-story writer best known for his "one-minute stories" — compressed, darkly absurdist vignettes he developed partly in response to his experiences as a Soviet POW after Stalingrad — was commemorated in this issue on the centenary of his birth. His 1967 play Macskajáték (Catsplay) brought him international recognition after decades of working under the constraints of socialist cultural policy in Hungary.