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Description
The University of Pécs (Hungarian: Pécsi Tudományegyetem, PTE) is one of Hungary's largest higher education institutions. Its history dates back to 1367 when Pope Urban V, at the request of King Louis I the Great, granted permission to establish the university, making it the first in Hungary and the fourth in Central Europe. The university's official successor is the Elisabeth University of Pozsony (Bratislava), founded in 1912. In 1921, after Bratislava became part of Czechoslovakia, the university relocated to Pécs. In 1951, the Faculty of Medicine became independent but remerged in 2000 with the Janus Pannonius University, forming the current University of Pécs.
Engraver: Virág Szabó
Obverse
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Depicts the northern facade of the Rector's Office building of the University of Pécs. On the right, delineated by a vertical line, is a detail of the papal bull permitting the foundation of the medieval university, divided in the middle by a band depicting an Anjou lily. Along the edge, in the upper circular inscription, the text "650 YEARS OF HUNGARIAN HIGHER EDUCATION," in the lower circular inscription, the text "UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS" is visible. A motif depicting an Anjou lily separates the two inscriptions on the left side, while the engraver's privy mark is on the right side. 650 ÉVES A MAGYAR FELSŐOKTATÁS |
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Reverse
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Depicts the coat of arms stone of Bishop William, who initiated the foundation of the medieval University of Pécs, at the background, the detail of the papal bull permitting the foundation. Along the edge, in the upper circular inscription, the inscription "HUNGARY", on the left side the mint mark "BP," on the right side the year of issue "2017," in two horizontal rows below the depiction the denomination mark and the inscription "FORINT." Micro-inscription appears in the mint mark when magnified at least ten times. Magyarország |
| Edge |
2000 Forint
KM# 924 Adamo# EM343
Characteristics
| Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
| Material | Copper Nickel |
| Weight | 30.8 g |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape |
round
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| Alignment | Medal |
| Mint |
Budapest Mint (BP)
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