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  • 500 Forint 1981, KM# 625, Hungary, 1982 Football (Soccer) World Cup in Spain
  • 500 Forint 1981, KM# 625, Hungary, 1982 Football (Soccer) World Cup in Spain
Description

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War.

The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final in the Spanish capital of Madrid. It was Italy's third World Cup win and first since 1938. The holders Argentina were eliminated in the second group round. Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait and New Zealand made their first appearances in the finals.

The tournament featured two of the greatest matches in World Cup history: Italy's sensational win over Brazil in a second round game and West Germany's semi-final defeat of France via the first ever penalty shoot-out in World Cup competition.

Obverse

Depicts a scene from a football match, showing three players struggling for the ball, surrounded by the 1982 FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP inscription. The engraver's initials (CSR) on the bottom right.

Engraver: Róbert Csikszentmihályi

1982 Labdarúgó
Világbajnokság CSR

Reverse

Depicts the official emblem of the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain that combines a Spanish national flag with a football. The country name (Hungarian People's Republic) above, the denomination below, the mintmark (BP) on the left), the engraver's initials (FZ) on the right, and the issue year next to the logo.

Engraver: Zoltán Fülöp

Magyar Népköztársaság
BP.
Fz
1981
Forint 500 Forint

Edge

The coin's mantle surface is smooth with negative edge ornamentation. On its surface, 14-14 stars and other decorative motifs alternate.

500 Forint

People's Republic
KM# 625 Unger# 1601 Adamo# EM64
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.640
Weight 28 g
Diameter 40 mm
Thickness 2.6 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Budapest Mint (BP)

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