Hungary 2012-BP 10000 forint Fr-646a
This specimen was lot 704 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,816 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"UNGARN, 2. Republik seit 1989. 10.000 Forint 2012, Budapest. Karl I. Piefort (Dickabschlag); Feingold. Mit Randschrift: + KAROLUS · REX · FLORENUS · 1325. GOLD. R Nur 1500 Exemplare geprägt. Polierte Platte. (Hungary, second republic, since 1989, 10,000 forint of 2012, Budapest mint, piefort, with lettered edge. Rare, only 1,500 examples struck, proof.)"
This NCLT was struck with a reeded edge (KM 841) or a lettered edge (KM P28, shown here). They cannot be distinguished from the usual auction photograph as depicted here. The type commemorates the Hungarian goldgulden of the Middle Ages.
Recorded mintage: 5,000 with reeded edge (KM 841) plus 1,500 with lettered edge (KM P28).
Specification: 13.96 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 13,81 g.
Catalog reference: KM-P28; Fr-646a.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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