Attention! New forint coin introduced today – PHOTO

Hungary’s national bank issued a new commemorative coin today. Its value is HUF 3,000. The bank aims to help us remember the victory of the Hungarian defence forces over the invading Croatian army in 1848.

On 15 March, there was a successful civic revolution on the streets of Pest. Following that, the Habsburg emperor and Hungarian king, Ferdinand V (1835-1848), nominated a government responsible to the Hungarian National Assembly. In July, an election was held, after which the parliament assembled and started the legislative work, aiming to transform Hungary from a feudal state to a modern one. However, Vienna wanted to crush the revolution’s successes and sent their pawn, the Ban of Croatie, Josip Jelačić, to conquer Pest.

However, on his way to the Hungarian capital, he suffered a defeat from the Hungarian Defence Forces led by János Móga near Pákozd, at Lake Velence. We wrote about the incredible victory of the greenhorn Hungarian army against the experienced Croatians HERE.

According to origo.hu, that is the victory that the Hungarian National Bank would like to commemorate on their latest coin issued today. Today marks the 175th anniversary of the Hungarian victory. The face value of the coin designed by Mercédesz Dorisz Molnár, a Hungarian sculptor, is HUF 3,000 (EUR 7.69). Historians regard the Battle of Pákozd as the start of Hungary’s freedom fight against the Habsburgs.