103072 | HUNGARY. Széchenyi István bronze Medal.

103072  |  HUNGARY. Széchenyi István bronze Medal. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the death of the Count and founder of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (50mm, 63.67 g, 12h). By Elek Mayer & Antonio Fabrisat the Kremnica mint.

 

GRÓF SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN, robed bust left // ALAPÍTÓJÁNAK / EMLÉKÉRE / AM T AKADÉMIA / MDCCCLXXX in four lines within wreath. Edge: Plain.

 

Wurzbach 8664; Serfas 281. Choice Mint State. Glossy brown surfaces, with a rich, lustrous nature among the fields.

 

Still regarded by many as the "greatest Hungarian," Széchenyi István was a famous politician, political theorist, and writer, and was the founder of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

 

Upload: 15 April 2025.