Description
National Memorial Sites” collector series – 4.
Front: The central motif on the front side of the commemorative coin shows one of the emblematic bronze lion statues guarding the entrance to Hungary’s Parliament building, and the national flag, one of the national symbols of Hungary, and the token of Hungarian nationality. On the obverse the following elements are featured: the inscription ‘MAGYARORSZÁG’, the value numeral ‘2000 forint’, the mint mark ‘BP.’ produced with special micro lettering to provide protection against counterfeiting, as well as the mint year ‘2017’, which are the items of all legal tender.
Back: On the reverse side the perspectival representation of Kossuth Lajos square in Budapest is shown from the South with the buildings defining Hungary’s single high-priority national memorial site the “Országház és környéke” (Parliament Building and its neighbourhood). Kossuth tér is Hungary’s symbolic political centre: most state commemorative events and ceremonies, political public events attended by huge crowds take place here; the permanent building of the Hungarian national assembly expressing the statehood and independence of Hungary is also situated here. Based on the plans by Imre Steindl the Parliament Building was completed in 1904. Built in Neo-Gothic style it resembles the Houses of Parliament in England. Thanks to its impressive design this iconic building has come to define the image of Budapest.
