Description
The Tragedy of Man (Hungarian: Az ember tragédiája) is a play written by the Hungarian author Imre Madách. It was first published in 1861. The play is considered to be one of the major works of Hungarian literature and is one of the most often staged Hungarian plays today.
Front:The collector coin was designed by Enikő Szöllőssy. The upper left of the obverse of the coin bears the portrait of Imre Madách. The mint year ‘2012’ and the mint mark ‘BP.’ are positioned to the left and the right of the portrait respectively. The value numeral ‘3000‘ and the inscription ‘FORINT’ appear in two horizontal lines below the portrait of Imre Madách. The legend ‘MAGYARORSZÁG’ is inscribed on the upper right along the rim of the coin.
Back:The centre of the reverse design of the coin bears the representation of a scene from The Tragedy of Man: Adam and Eve stand on the globe, with the shadow-like, spread-winged figure of Lucifer towering over them. The inscriptions ‘AZ EMBER‘ and ‘TRAGÉDIÁJA’ (The Tragedy of Man) are positioned in curved lines below each other on the globe. The left rim of the collector coin is inscribed with ‘MADÁCH IMRE’. The right rim features the initials of designer Enikő Szöllőssy.
