Description
Aggtelek National Park was established in 1985, as Hungary’s fourth national park. Covering an area of roughly 20,000 hectares, it was the first national park in the country to focus primarily on the protection of geological values, such as karst surface formations and stalactite caverns. Most of the park consists of karst hills that are the defining feature of the landscape. It also includes the famous Aggtelek karst, which together with the caves in the Slovak karst region has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995. In addition to the caverns, the park also has valuable surface landscapes, which are home to many rare plants and animals, including 413 protected and strictly protected animal species.
Front: The coin highlights two of the National Park’s hallmarks: its mascot, the protected fire salamander, and the strictly protected flowering plant onosma tornense, which is only found in a few places in the Gömör–Tornai karst landscape. The latter species is indigenous to the North Carpathians and its entire known population grows on the southern slopes of the Tornai and Alsó mountains, in open areas between patches of karst scrub forest. The main motif on the front of the coin is the mascot of the
Aggtelek National Park, Hungary’s largest and most striking tailed amphibian, the fire salamander, basking on a rock by water. The mandatory elements are also found on the front: the legend “MAGYARORSZÁG” (Hungary) the denomination “3000” and “FORINT”, the mint mark “BP.” and mint date “2025”.
Aggtelek National Park, Hungary’s largest and most striking tailed amphibian, the fire salamander, basking on a rock by water. The mandatory elements are also found on the front: the legend “MAGYARORSZÁG” (Hungary) the denomination “3000” and “FORINT”, the mint mark “BP.” and mint date “2025”.
Back: The coin highlights two of the National Park’s hallmarks: its mascot, the protected fire salamander, and the strictly protected flowering plant onosma tornense, which is only found in a few places in the Gömör–Tornai karst landscape. The latter species is indigenous to the North Carpathians and its entire known population grows on the southern slopes of the Tornai and Alsó mountains, in open areas between patches of karst scrub forest. The main motif on the front of the coin is the mascot of the Aggtelek National Park, Hungary’s largest and most striking tailed amphibian, the fire salamander, basking on a rock by water. The mandatory elements are also found on the front: the legend “MAGYARORSZÁG” (Hungary) the denomination “20 000” and “FORINT”, the mint mark “BP.” and mint date “2025”.
