10 000 Forint Gold Forint of Károly Róbert - Piedfort

Reverse

A central circle containing a representation of the reverse of the gold florin of Charles I, with a picture of the patron saint of Florence. Ornamental motifs on the left and right sides. Lettering above dates below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
I. KÁROLY
1301-1342
SET

Translation: Charles I 1301-1342

Engraver: Tamás E. Soltra

Edge

The inscription on the edge of the piedfort coin reads ‘KAROLUS · REX · FLORENUS · 1325’, concluding with the ornamental motif depicting the Anjou lily.

Script: Latin

Lettering: KAROLUS · REX · FLORENUS · 1325

Translation: King Charles of Florence 1325

Comment

· Descriptions ·
Obverse: The obverse of the coin features the standard design elements: the upper legend ‘MAGYARORSZÁG’ (Hungary) on the rim, the value numeral ’10 000’ and the inscription ‘FORINT’ in a lower legend, separated from each other by a dot. The mint year ‘2012’ and the mint mark ‘BP.’ are positioned on the left and right sides of the coin, respectively, between the upper and lower legends. A representation of the obverse of the gold florin of Charles I is depicted in the center, with the Florentine lily appearing in the legend KAROLV∙REX (King Charles). As with all coins issued in contemporary Europe, King Charles’ coin was also made after the gold coin of Florence called fiorino d'Or (hence the forint’s name) because of its fleur de lis design, struck from 1252.

Reverse: On the rim of the reverse, the upper and lower legends read ‘I. KÁROLY’ (Charles I) and the period of the King’s rule ‘1301–1342’, respectively. Ornamental motifs depicting an Anjou lily feature on the left and right sides, between the upper and lower legends. The initials of designer Tamás E. Soltra are positioned below the ornamental motif on the right. A representation of the reverse of the gold florin of Charles I is depicted in the center, with a picture of the patron saint of Florence circumscribed with the inscription S IOHANNES B (St John the Baptist). A small crown is placed at the end of the legend on the reverse, which some belief is the mint mark of the medieval city of Buda. However, because this mark features on all known pieces, it is more likely that it refers to the Kingdom of Hungary, the issuer of the coin, distinguishing them markedly from Florentine florins.
Source: coins.hu

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2012 BP.	1500	-	-	-	-	-	-

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