500 Forint Béla Bartók

Features

Issuer Hungary
Period People's Republic (1949-1989)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1961
Value 500 Forint (500 HUF)
Currency Forint (1946-date)
Composition Gold (.986)
Weight 38.38 g
Diameter 40 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
33890
References KM# 566,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
ÉH# 1546,
Emil Unger; 1997. Magyar Éremhatározó / Kötet 1. 1000-1540. Ajtósi Dűrer Könyvkiadó, Budapest, Hungary.
And 2 more volumes.
H# 2352,
Huszár Lajos; 1979. Münzkatalog Ungarn. Battenberg, Munich, Germany.
Adamo# EM16
jr. István Adamovszky, Péter Molnár; 2023. Magyar Érme Katalógus 1790-2023 (5th edition). Adamo, Budapest.

Commemorative issue

80th Anniversary of Bela Bartok

Obverse

Lyre above denomination, date and mintmark

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MAGYAR NÉPKÖZTÁRSASÁG
500
FORINT
1961
BP.

Translation: Hungarian People's Republic

Engraver: István IVÁN

Reverse

Portrait of Béla Bartók facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BARTÓK BÉLA EMLÉKÉV
1881-1961

Translation: Béla Bartók Memorial Year 1881-1961

Engraver: István IVÁN

Edge

Patterned

Mint

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

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1961 BP. 2 500 Proof

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