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750 Forint Unification of Buda and Pest
| Issuer | Hungarian Mint |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Engraver(s) | Gábor Gáti, Dezső Vári, István Kósa |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a stylized outline map of Hungary filling the central field, overlaid with a repeating typographic pattern of the word 'BUDAPEST' arranged in horizontal rows, visually dissolving the city name into its constituent parts 'BUDA' and 'PEST' to evoke the 1873 unification. A sinuous line representing the Danube River bisects the map diagonally. The coat of arms of Budapest, flanked by lion supporters and surmounted by a crown, is positioned in the lower right quadrant. The inscription '125 ÉVES' appears in the left field, denoting the 125th anniversary of unification, with the engraver's initials 'G.G.' visible in the lower exergue. |
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Budapest formally became a single city on November 17, 1873, when Buda, Óbuda, and Pest were merged by Act XVI of the Hungarian Parliament — a unification driven as much by economic necessity and railway logistics as by any civic idealism. The 125th anniversary fell in a Hungary freshly oriented toward NATO accession, which meant commemorative budget runs were modest and domestic in character.
The .500 fineness is notable — half-silver was a deliberate cost-containing choice the Hungarian Mint returned to repeatedly in the 1990s for mid-tier commemoratives.