1000 Forint (Tivadar Puskás) 2008 front 1000 Forint (Tivadar Puskás) 2008 back
1000 Forint (Tivadar Puskás) 2008 photo
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1000 Forint Tivadar Puskás

2008 year
Copper-nickel (Cu75Ni25) 14 g -
Description
Issuer
Hungary
Issuing entity
Magyar Pénzverő
Period
Republic (1989-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2008
Value
1000 Forint 1000 HUF = USD 2.73
Currency
Forint (1946-date)
Composition
Copper-nickel (Cu75Ni25)
Weight
14 g
Size
28 × 28 mm
Thickness
2.1 mm
Shape
Square with rounded corners
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#33000
Rarity index
50%

Reverse

Tivadar Puskás, with his invention the telephone news

Script: Latin

Lettering:
A TELEFON - HÍRMONDÓ FELTALÁLÓJA
PUSKÁS TIVADAR

Translation: Invento of the telephone news herald, Tivadar Puskás

Designer: Áron Bohus

Edge

Plain

Comment

115th Anniversary of the" Telephone Herald" Newspaper
BU version:

Interesting fact

The 1000 Forint (Tivadar Puskás) coin from Hungary, made of Copper-nickel (Cu75Ni25) and weighing 14g, features an interesting design. The obverse side of the coin depicts Tivadar Puskás, a famous Hungarian physicist and inventor, while the reverse side features a representation of his most notable invention, the telephone exchange. This coin was issued in 2008 as a non-circulating coin, meaning it was not intended for general circulation but rather as a collector's item.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2008 BP. 4000 - - - - - -

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