Description
First day mint pack of the 100 Ft circulation coin.
In addition to the struggle for individual liberties, the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848-1849 also aimed to establish national autonomy. An important step in this process was the establishment of the Hungarian Defence Forces. On 16 May 1848, Lajos Kossuth, the Minister of Defence of the first accountable Hungarian government, published his famous proclamation on the establishment of the Hungarian Defence Battalions, thereby creating the first centrally organised Hungarian army, which celebrates its 175th anniversary this year.
Front: On the obverse, extending into the outer ring, the central motif features details from the logo of the Hungarian Defence Forces, a turul, a bird of prey, holding the sword of Stephen I of Hungary in its claws, and the shield of the Hungarian Defence Forces, with heraldic stripes indicating the national colours. The inner core of the coin bears the motto of the Hungarian Defence Forces: the inscription ‘A HAZÁÉRT’ (For country) is placed in the outer ring, inside the beaded border. In the upper legend, the lettering ‘MAGYARORSZÁG’ (Hungary) and the words ‘175 éves a MAGYAR HONVÉDSÉG’ (175 years of the Hungarian Defence Forces) are seen with the minting year ‘2023’.
Back: The technical parameters of the coins are identical to those of the 100-forint coins in circulation.