anyone know what this coin is

[hollowpointred]

my brother found this in a school yard this morning. anyone know what it is?

 

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[PBK]

People's Republic of Hungary 2 forint.

 

[hollowpointred]

thanks PBK! i knew you would know what it was.

 

[Mackaydon]

Perhaps the fastest way to determine if a coin is Hungarian or not is the word Magyar.

Ethnic Hungarians are referred to as Magyars. There are about 9.5 Magyars in Hungary today. Perhaps of interest is the fact that there is also about 1.5 Magyars living in the US.

Magyar is today simply the Hungarian word for Hungarian. In English and many other languages, however, Magyar is used instead of Hungarian in certain (mainly historical) contexts, usually to distinguish ethnic Hungarians (i.e. the Magyars) from the other nationalities living in the Hungarian kingdom.

The name of the coin, forint, comes from the city of Florence, Italy. This coin is symbolic of the inflation that Hungary faced during the period of its minting. Worthless in any food market today, it still has great historic and educational value; and a great conversational piece.
Nice find.
Don......

 

[FrankTM]

Nice find any idea on the age?

Frank

 

[hollowpointred]

Nice find any idea on the age?

Frank

not old, 1975.

 

[The Hun]

my brother found this in a school yard this morning. anyone know what it is?

Yea, this a 2 Ft coin, hungarian named it: Bélás (bealaas) This coin was withdrawed appr. 20 years before.

 

[jimbob450]

Hey Mackaydon, If there is 9.5 Magyars in hungary and
1.5 in the U.S. Where are the rest of them? Jimbob

 

[Mackaydon]

Jimbob:
Here you go.
The numbers have increased since I wrote that piece 3 yrs. ago:

Out of the total 15 million Hungarians in the world - a number corresponding to the population of Australia - 90% lives in the Carpathian Basin, on the historical territory of Hungary (Tab. 1). There are 3.3 million Hungarians living outside the borders of present-day Hungary, forming, apart from the 15.1 million ethnic Russians, the greatest minority in Europe, having the same size as the population of Ireland and outnumbering the population of around 80 countries in the world
Country, region
Total
Carpathian Basin

1. Hungary
10,360,000
10,360,000

2. Slovakia
710,000
710,000

3. Ukraine
220,000
200,000

4. Rumania
2,100,000
1,930,000

5. Yugoslavia, Croatia, Slovenia
465,000
455,000

6. Austria
70,000
5,000

2-6. total
3,565,000
3,300,000

7. other European countries
200,000


2-7. total
3,765,000
3,300,000

8. Europe total
14,125,000
13,660,000

9. Israel
130,000


10. Australia
50,000


11. USA
450,000


12. Canada
130,000


13. Latin-America
100,000


9-13. total
860,000


14. World total
14,985,000



Sources: 1. Kocsis K.(1989), 2-5. Estimations of the author and the organizations of the Hungarian minorities
Now let me ask: What are you going to do with that data?
Don......

 

[jimbob450]

Now i know, Mackeydon. Thanks. Neat coin, Hollowpoint. Jimbob

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Hollowpointred, dont forget the green check. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,259097.0.html