New gold and silver forint coins issued in Hungary

The Andrew I commemorative coin is the most valuable of the 2023 commemorative coin programme, the Hungarian National Bank wrote in a Facebook post.

According to the central bank, the coin will commemorate the reign of Andrew I (1046-1060), who terminated the civil war that started after the death of the first Christian king, Stephen I (997-1038). He managed to preserve the independence of the Hungarian state and Catholic church from the Holy Roman Empire. Furthermore, the first foundation charter of the Abbey of Tihany was issued during his reign. The charter is of great importance since it contains the first Hungarian words written in Latin, precisely 58 of them. A few examples are Fehérvár (Székesfehérvár mentioned as FEHERUUARU), hadiút (military road mentioned as HODU UTU) and vár (fort used as UARU). You can learn more about the fascinating history of the charter HERE.

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Gold and silver forint coins

Thus, we Hungarians can be proud of Andrew I and his reign. The national bank issued the new coins on 21 August, and it is part of the founding kings from the Árpád dynasty series. It has three variations: gold, silver and non-ferrous metal. The design remained true to the age and was made by András Szilos, a Hungarian metalwork design artist. Here is a photo:

And HERE you can read an article about Andrew II, the only Hungarian monarch who lead a crusade to the Holy Land.