Description
The library was founded in 1802 by the highly patriotic Hungarian aristocrat Count Ferenc Széchényi. Széchényi traveled the world buying Hungarian books, which he assembled and donated to the nation. In the following year the public library was opened in Pest. Széchényi’s example resulted in a nationwide movement of book donations to the library. In 1985, the library moved to its new home at the Buda Castle Palace.
Front: In addition to the mandatory elements (the denomination: 3000 FORINT, the legend: MAGYAR KÖZTÁRSASÁG, the mint mark: BP. and the date: 2002), the front of the coin has motifs of a corvina manuscript (codex from the library of King Matthias 1458-1490).
Back:The back features insription “200 YEARS OF THE SZÉCHENYI NATIONAL LIBRARY”, and section of the original reading-room.
Keywords:library, book, silver, coin, history, 2002
