Description

A piedfort is an unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins of the same diameter and pattern. Piedforts are not normally circulated, and are only struck for presentation purposes by mint officials (such as patterns), or for collectors, dignitaries, and other VIPs.

The Hungarian National Bank issues a gold commemorative coin "Gold Florin of Ladislaus V the Posthumous" as the eighth piece in the Medieval Hungarian gold forints series.

Ladislaus V (also known as Ladislaus the Posthumous) was the King of Hungary and Croatia from 1457 until his death in 1459. Born in 1440, he was the posthumous son of King Albert II of Hungary and Elisabeth of Luxembourg, and his birth shortly after his father's death led to his name "Posthumous." His reign was marked by political instability, as he was a child when he ascended to the throne, and his rule was contested by powerful factions within Hungary, including the influence of the Habsburgs and the Ottomans. Ladislaus V's reign was brief, as he died at the age of 19, under mysterious circumstances, and was succeeded by Matthias Corvinus. Despite his short reign, Ladislaus' rule was important in the context of the medieval Hungarian monarchy's struggles against foreign influence and internal conflict.

Engraver: Tamás E. Soltra