Item Code: 54/HU-2
Year
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1946
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Obverse
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Coat
of arms held by two angels. Portrait of Lajos Kossuth (1802 - 1894)
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Reverse
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Dove
holding an olive branch in its beak - a symbol of peace. Floral design
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Material
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Cotton
paper
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Obverse description
Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (Louis Kossuth, Ľudovít Košút, 19 September 1802 - 20 March 1894) was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848-1949. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe. Kossuth's bronze bust can be found in the United States Capitol with the inscription: "Father of Hungarian Democracy, Hungarian Statesman, Freedom Fighter, 1848-1849".
Coat of arms of Hungary
The shield is split into two parts:
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·
The dexter (left side from the viewer's point) features the
so-called Árpád stripes, four Argent (silver) and four Gules
(red) stripes. Traditionally, the silver stripes represent four rivers: Duna (Danube), Tisza, Dráva, and Száva.
· The sinister (right side from the viewer's point) consists of an
Argent (silver) double cross on Gules (red) base, situated inside a small Or (golden)
crown, the crown is placed on the middle heap of three Vert (green) hills,
representing the mountain ranges (trimount) Tátra, Mátra, and Fátra (made up of the Veľká Fatraand Malá Fatra ranges).
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