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Description
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank issued a commemorative coin titled "Bács-Kiskun County, Kecskemét" on October 3, 2022, to mark the 125th anniversary of the inauguration of the Kecskemét Town Hall, celebrated as the "jewel of Art Nouveau." This coin is the first in a new series highlighting Hungarian counties and their county seats.
Bács-Kiskun, Hungary's largest and most ethnically diverse county, centers around Kecskemét, the eighth-largest city in Hungary by population and seventh-largest by area. Kecskemét has been a crucial economic, religious, and educational hub in the Danube-Tisza region for centuries, first mentioned as a market town in 1368. It became the administrative center of Hungary's largest county in 1950 and was designated a key automotive industry center in 2012. Archaeological finds include Bronze Age urns and Avar graves, and during the Ottoman era, the city enjoyed special privileges, paying taxes directly to the Pasha of Buda.
In 1834, communal lands were divided into individual homesteads, and millions of fruit trees were planted in the 19th century to reclaim sandy wastelands. The city's agricultural and industrial growth surged after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, leading to the construction of numerous Art Nouveau buildings. In 1911, a major earthquake caused extensive damage, valued at 8 million gold crowns. Since 1950, Kecskemét has remained the administrative center of Bács-Kiskun County.
Obverse
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Depicts the portraits of famous individuals from Bács-Kiskun county, including Sándor Petőfi, József Katona, Móra Ferenc, and Zoltán Kodály, each highlighted on a circular base with their respective signatures. In the center, there is a map-like representation of Bács-Kiskun county, with the county seat, Kecskemét, marked with a dot. Integrated into the depiction, in three lines below, the inscriptions "BÁCS-", "KISKUN", and "COUNTRY" are visible. At the bottom right edge, the engraver's privy mark is placed. Petőfi Sándor |
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Reverse
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Depicts the building of the Kecskemét City Hall, along with a detail of the square in front of the building. Above the depiction of the building, in the center, the inscription "KECSKEMÉT" is visible. At the top edge, in a semicircle, the inscription "HUNGARY" is written, with a dot motif separating it from the denomination and the inscription "FORINT" (Forint). On the left side, in two lines, the year of issue "2022" and the mint mark "BP." are shown. On the right side edge, integrated into the depiction of the square in front of the building, the engraver's privy mark is placed. MAGYARORSZÁG • 15000 FORINT |
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HUNGARIAN COUNTIES AND COUNTY SEATS MAGYARORSZÁG MEGYÉI, MEGYESZÉKHELYEI |
15 000 Forint
Hungarian Counties and County Seats
Bács-Kiskun Country - Kecskemét
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Hungarian Counties and County Seats
Bács-Kiskun Country - Kecskemét
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