20 Forint Revolution of 1848

Features

Issuer	Hungary
Period	Republic (1946-1949)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1948
Value	20 Forint (20 HUF)
Currency	Forint (1946-date)
Composition	Silver (.500)
Weight	28 g
Diameter	40 mm
Thickness	2.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	30 June 1977
Number	N# 33273
References	KM# 539 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , ÉH# 1530 Emil Unger. Magyar Éremhatározó. Ajtósi Dűrer Könyvkiadó, Budapest, Hungary (3 volumes). , H# 2341 Lajos Huszár; 1979. Münzkatalog Ungarn: von 1000 bis heute = Hungary Coin Catalog. Battenberg Verlag, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. , Adamo# EM3 Péter Molnár, István Adamovszky, Jr.; 2023. Magyar Érme Katalógus: 1790-2023 = Hungarian Coin Catalog (5^th). Adamo, Budapest, Hungary.

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Commemorative issue

Centenary of 1848 Revolution - Mihály Táncsics

Obverse

Simplified small coat of arms of Hungary on laurel branckes, inscription around

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MAGYAR · KÖZTÁRSASÁG ·
20 FORINT
1948
BP.

Translation: Republic of Hungary

Designer: József Reményi

Reverse

Portrait ot Táncsics facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TÁNCSICS MIHÁLY
1848

Designer: József Reményi

Edge

With pattern

Mint

BP.	Hungarian mint, Budapest, Hungary (1925-date)

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1948 BP.	50 000	$ 48	$ 76	$ 83	$ 86		97%
1948 BP.						Restrike; Proof	3%

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Bullion value: USD 32.99 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.450 oz

Current silver price: 73.28 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 161 Lot 193	18 Jun 2025	1948 BP.	UNC	USD 42.95 (EUR 37.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 148 Lot 188	11 Jan 2025	1948 BP.	UNC	USD 48.76 (EUR 42.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 141 Lot 1076	25 Oct 2024	1948 BP.	UNC	USD 32.51 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 103 Lot 269	9 Dec 2023	1948 BP.	UNC	USD 49.92 (EUR 43.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 86 Lot 1456	10 Jun 2023	1948 BP.	UNC	USD 40.63 (EUR 35.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 63 Lot 576	26 Jul 2022	1948 BP.	UNC	USD 31.34 (EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 61 Lot 2493	7 Jun 2022	1948 BP.	UNC	USD 24.38 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 171 Lot 1581	10 Oct 2025	1948 BP.	AU	USD 42.95 (EUR 37.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 126 Lot 208	18 May 2024	1948 BP.	AU	USD 37.15 (EUR 32.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 313	29 Oct 2022	1948 BP.	AU	USD 45.28 (EUR 39.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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