Description
Miklós Radnóti, birth name Miklós Glatter (5 May 1909 – 10 November 1944) was a Hungarian poet who died in The Holocaust. His poetry mingles avant-garde and expressionist themes with a new classical style, a good example being his eclogues. His romantic love poetry is notable as well.
Front: The obverse of the coin features the standard design elements (the denomination: 5000, the legend: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY, the mint mark: BP and the date of issue: 2009).
Back:The reverse bears the portrait of Miklós Radnóti in semi-profile, leaning forward. Radnóti’s signature is located to the right of the portrait, with the inscription ‘1909–1944’ below it. On the left, the signature mark of designer Gábor Gáti is positioned.
Keywords:literature, poetry, art, silver 2009
