Budapest, 14 October 2025 – The Magyar Nemzeti Bank is issuing a silver collector coin with a face value of 20,000 forints and a non-ferrous metal version with a face-value of 3,000 forints for the 200th anniversary of education for the blind in Hungary.
Hungary’s first national institution for the education of severely visually impaired children began to operate in 1825, following the Pozsony Parliament’s decision. It was around this time that Louis Braille created the raised writing system for the blind that bears his name, which would gain worldwide renown by the turn of the century. It was also when reading and writing Braille was introduced in the Hungarian school for the blind.
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank is issuing a silver collector coin with a face value of 20,000 forints and a non-ferrous metal version with a face value of 3,000 forints to honour the institution’s dedicated work in educating blind children. The collector coins were designed by sculptor Mercédesz Dorisz Molnár.
The primary role of collector coins is to transfer value and raise awareness. They are not to be used in everyday payments. The face value displayed on the collector coins is meant to preserve their value to collectors.
Further details about the coins can be found on the MNB’s website.
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