Another numismatic bucket list was checked off when we visited the Hungarian National Museum’s numismatic collection. This time, again, we traveled with the family. I kept putting it off, as I was traveling to Hungary quite often and I thought I’ll always have time for it. I wish I have started with this museum. Before …
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Dora de Pedery-Hunt is known to be the first Canadian designing the effigy of the queen, but it is a less known fact that she was also Hungarian. I have heard her name before, but given her last name I never thought that she was Hungarian, until I had a dinner with Kevin Day-Thorburn in …
In 1992, an exciting new coin showed up in Hungary, a 200 Forint, KM #689. Such a denomination didn’t exist in recent currency, but even more interesting, it was a silver coin. In 1994, this coin was replaced by another design, KM #707, also made of silver. The reason was believed that the original contained …
I spent the last few weeks in Hungary, so I couldn’t miss the chance of getting some more harder to get Hungarian coins. I had many plans, but only a few happened, but I was still able to add to my collection.
I’m spending some time in Hungary, where I grew up, and there is something I have missed while I lived here. I did not learn much about Hungarian coin collecting. So, last week, I found an interesting presentation to attend, the only one while I’m here.
