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Rest in Peace
United States
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I think I'm fairly good at identifying coins, but I have one sitting on my desk that I can't identify, and I'd appreciate some help. I think I might know, but I am far from certain. So, here goes. It's a copper colored coin, a little bigger than a quarter. Dated 1985. On what I would assume is the obverse is a lady holding some sort of grain in the air. Near the edge are the words "Magyar Nepkoztarsasag." At the bottom are small initials which appear to be "BR." On the reverse is a large "10" with the word "Forint" underneath. Finally, at the very bottom is what appears to be a national logo of some sort, and the date, 1985. Any help will be appreciated.  |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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IMHO it's Hungarian, can't tell you any more than that.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
595 Posts |
Is this it?  This is a 10 florint from Hungary. |
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 United States
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13 minutes. Not bad. |
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Just as so many of our US coins have a representation of Liberty on them, the lady on this coin is the Hungarian version. Look up "Liberty Statue (Budapest)" on Wikipedia and you will find a description and picture. She's holding a palm branch. The phrase Magyar Nepkoztarsasag translates to Hungarian People's Republic. - Sam Edited by Sawmill
02/20/2007 9:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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We all knew it was you Grandpa!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Thanks Bobby!! In the future I'll make sure Coin Girl and Coin Boy log off when they are done looking through the forum threads. Sawmill, Thanks for the extra information. Very interesting. Edited by Gary Burke
02/21/2007 12:37 am
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Valued Member
United States
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In fact, the native Hungarians are sometimes called Magyars, Hungarian speakers, mostly in Hungary but also in Romania, Croatia, Vojvodina (Yugoslavia), Slovakia, and Ukraine.
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Pillar Of The Community
Turkey
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In Turkish also, Macar (pronunces something like "Madjar")
Also the country is called Macaristan in Turkish, meaning Hungarian-land.
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