Description
The Őrség National Park comprises the Őrség and Vendvidék regions, the unregulated valley of the Rába Valley (the Inner Őrség) and the vicinity of Szentgyörgyvölgy. It encompasses the boundaries of altogether 44 settlements located on nearly 44,000 hectares.
Front: In addition to the standard design elements (the value numeral: 5000, the legend: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY, the year of issue: 2010 and the mint mark: BP), the obverse of the coin features the Dusky Large Blue butterfly (Maculinea nausithous), the heraldic animal of the Őrség National Park, as a main motif.
Back:The reverse of the coin depicts one of the groups of buildings of the Őrség Folk Monument Complex in Szalafő-Pityerszer. The inscriptions ‘ŐRSÉG NATIONAL PARK’ and ‘Szalafő-Pityerszer’ are above, to the left and below, to the right of the group of buildings, respectively. The engraver’s mark is below the image of the group of buildings.
Keywords:nature, national park, silver, 2010
