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The 13 heroic Hungarian generals of the 1848-49 Revolution and War of Independence were executed in Arad on October 6, 1849. On the same day in Pest, Hungary’s first constitutional Prime Minister, count Lajos Batthyány, was also put to death. The executions, scheduled to coincide with the first anniversary of the 1848 Vienna uprising and the assassination of Imperial Minister of War Theodor Baillet von Latour, marked the peak of reprisals following the suppressed struggle for independence. Acting under the orders of Haynau, who held absolute power in Hungary, the military leaders who fought for Hungarian national independence and self-determination were sentenced to death by bullet and rope.
Obverse
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Depicts a portrait of Count Lajos Batthyány, based on the oil painting by Miklós Barabás. Inside the beaded edge, on the lower left side, the year of issue, "2024," is displayed horizontally, with the inscription "BATTHYÁNY" above it. On the right side, the inscription "HUNGARY" can be read. The inscriptions are separated at the top by the date of Batthyány's execution, marked in two horizontal lines as "† October 6, 1849." BATTHYÁNY |
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Reverse
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Depicts the value in the centre with dividing vertical lines to the right. 200 |
Edge |
Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Circulating) |
Material | Bi-Metallic |
Ring | Nickel Brass |
Center | Cupronickel |
Weight | 9 g |
Diameter | 28.3 mm |
Thickness | 2 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mint |
Budapest Mint (BP)
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