15000 Forint – Sopron, the Most Loyal Town (2021)

HU 15000 Forint 2021 BP.HU 15000 Forint 2021 BP.
Image source: Magyar Nemzeti Bank

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Description obverse

The upper left hand side of the obverse features a portrait of Mihály Thurner, the former Mayor of Sopron; to the right, a depiction of the Fire Tower, the symbol of Sopron. THURNER MIHÁLY, A LEGHŰSÉGESEBB VÁROS SOPRON, MAGYARORSZÁG, 15000 FORINT’.

Description reverse

The reverse depicts of a group of voters in a square shaped frame, which was inspired by a contemporary film footage; the historical coat of arms of Sopron above; a detail of the representation of a contemporary stamped voting slip is placed in the opening of a ballot box in the lower left hand corner. CIVITAS FIDELISSIMA, 1921-2021 , with the country’s name written in Hungarian, German and Croatian – ‘Magyarország’, ‘Ungarn’, ‘Ugersko’. The master mark of sculptor and coin designer Tamás E. Soltra features on the edge of the reverse, on the lower right hand side, imposed on the representation of the ballot box.




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Hungary. 15000 Forint (Silver) 2021, Hungarian Mint Ltd.. CoCo HU-2021-0033.