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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.
Engraver: Zoltán Képíró
Obverse
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Depicts a stylized football pitch layout, surrounded by the inscription FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1982. The official emblem of the 1982 FIFA World Cup is in the bottom left corner, with the engraver's initials (Kz) below. LABDARÚGÓ |
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Reverse
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Depicts a football player poised for a shot, surrounded by the country name (Hungarian People's Republic) above, the denomination, the mintmark (BP), and the issue year below, the engraver's initials (Kz)on the bottom right. MAGYAR NÉPKÖZTÁRSASÁG |
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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# 624 Unger# 1602 Adamo# EM65
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Cupronickel, 28.28 g, ⌀ 38.61 mm