Monday, June 12, 2017

Currency - Hungary - 10000000 Milpengo- Year 1946

Item Code: 54/HU-2



Year
1946
Obverse
Coat of arms held by two angels. Portrait of Lajos Kossuth (1802 - 1894)
Reverse
Dove holding an olive branch in its beak - a symbol of peace. Floral design
Material
Cotton paper

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:

·         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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