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Position: 3
Year: 1979 AD
Mint: Budapest Mint (BP)
Mintage: 2500
Alt. Catalog: KM# P22
Add. Info: Piedfort
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Position: 3
Year: 1979 AD
Mint: Budapest Mint (BP)
Mintage: 2500
Add. Info: Piefort
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| Photo |
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Position: 1
Source: Katz Auction
Link: https://katzauction.com/lot/250727
Cover: Yes
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Position: 2
Source: Katz Auction
Link: https://katzauction.com/lot/250727
Cover: Yes
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Position: 3
Source: NumisCorner.com
Link: https://www.numiscorner.com/?utm_source=coin-brothers&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=Img_credit
Cover: Yes
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Position: 4
Source: NumisCorner.com
Link: https://www.numiscorner.com/?utm_source=coin-brothers&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=Img_credit
Cover: Yes
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| Obverse Object |
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Art (sculpture, painting etc.) → Child art |
Art (sculpture, painting etc.) → Drawing |
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Geography & astronomy → Sun |
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Device and tools (watch, compass, telescope etc.) → Ball |
| Obverse lettering |
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NEMZETKÖZI
Gábor
MAGYAR NÉPKÖZTÁRSASÁG
200 F
ORIN
T
ANNA
Fz
GYERMEKÉV |
NEMZETKÖZI GYERMEKÉV
Gábor (handwriting)
MAGYAR NÉPKÖZTÁRSASÁG (handwriting)
200 F (handwriting)
ORINT (handwriting)
ANNA (handwriting)
Fz |
| Obverse description |
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Shows a variety of children's sketches and writings. The central focus portrays two children playing on a ball, surrounded by handwritten phrases like "Hungarian People's Republic" and "200 Forint". Encircling the ball are names, animal drawings, and the sun. Above and below the illustrations, the circular inscription "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CHILDREN" is displayed, separated. The engraver's initials (FZ) are enclosed within a frame on the bottom. |
The majority of the obverse side of the coin — within a smooth border — is occupied by various children's drawings and inscriptions. As the main motif, two playing children are depicted on a ball, with childlike writing around them reading "Magyar Népköztársaság" (Hungarian People's Republic) and "200 forint". Around the ball, names as well as drawings of different animals and the Sun are visible. Above and below the drawings, the circular inscription "NEMZETKÖZI GYERMEKÉV" (INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CHILDREN) is placed, divided. Before the word "GYERMEKÉV", the designer artist enclosed his initials "FZ" in a frame. |
| Reverse Object |
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Tree, flower, plant etc. → Palm leaf |
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Symbol, amulet, talisman → Emblem |
| Reverse lettering |
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MAGYAR NÉPKÖZTÁRSASÁG
1979
BP. Fz
• 200 FORINT •
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MAGYAR NÉPKÖZTÁRSASÁG
1979
BP. Fz
. 200 FORINT .
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| Reverse description |
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Depicts the emblem of the International Year of the Child in the center, surrounded by the country name (Hungarian People's Republic) and the issue date above, the mintmark (BP), the engraver's initials (FZ), and the denomination below. |
On the reverse side of the coin, within a smooth border, the circular inscription "MAFYAR NÉPKÖZTÁRSASÁG" (HUNGARIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) is visible. In the center, the emblem of the International Year of Children is depicted. At the bottom of the emblem, on the left side, the mintmark "BP." is shown, while on the right side, the initials "FZ" of the coin's designer, Zoltán Fülöp is enclosed in a frame. Above the emblem, the year of issue "1979" is displayed, and below the emblem — as part of the circular inscription — the denomination "200 FORINT" is inscribed. Each of these elements is separated by a dot from the rest of the circular inscription. |
| Edge |
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Plain |
Decorated |
| Edge description |
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The surface of the coin's mantle is smooth, decorated with negative relief. On the mantle surface, 16 stylized leaf motifs alternate. Each leaf is separated by a rhombus. |
| Coin description |
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UNESCO proclaimed 1979 as the International Year of the Child. The proclamation was signed on January 1, 1979 by United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. A follow-up to the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the proclamation was intended to draw attention to problems that affected children throughout the world, including malnutrition and lack of access to education. Many of these efforts resulted in the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.
Engraved: Zoltán Fülöp |
In 1979, the United Nations declared it the International Year of the Child. This initiative was created to draw attention to the rights and well-being of children worldwide. The aim of the International Year of the Child was to promote respect for and protection of children's rights, as well as to encourage governments and civil society to do more to improve children's health, education, and welfare. Events and campaigns were held throughout the world during the year to highlight the rights and needs of children. This year also contributed to the development and adoption of international conventions on children's rights.
Engraved: Zoltán Fülöp |
| Topic |
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International Year of Children |
| Series |
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International Year of the Child |
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