5 Forint Lajos Kossuth
Features
| Issuer |
Hungary
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|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1946-1949)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1947 |
| Value | 5 Forint (5 HUF) |
| Currency | Forint (1946-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.500) |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 30 June 1977 |
| Number | N# 6939 |
| References | KM# 534a Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Emil Unger. Magyar Éremhatározó. Ajtósi Dűrer Könyvkiadó, Budapest, Hungary (3 volumes). Lajos Huszár; 1979. Münzkatalog Ungarn: von 1000 bis heute = Hungary Coin Catalog. Battenberg Verlag, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Péter Molnár, István Adamovszky, Jr.; 2023. Magyar Érme Katalógus: 1790-2023 = Hungarian Coin Catalog (5th). Adamo, Budapest, Hungary. Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Portrait facing right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1802-1894
KOSSUTH
Engraver: Iván István
Reverse
Value and date divided by the Kossuth coat of arms.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MAGYAR
5 Ft
19 47
BP
KÖZTÁRSASÁG
Translation:
Hungarian Republic
5 forints
1947
Budapest
Engraver: Iván István
Edge
Smooth with incused symbols separating "M" "Á" "P" "V" (Magyar Állami PénzVerő)
Script: Latin
Lettering: MÁPV
Translation: Hungarian State Mint
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Mint
| BP. | Hungarian mint, Budapest, Hungary (1925-date) |
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| 1947 BP. | Proof; Restrike | 1.1% | |||||||||||||
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Bullion value: USD 14.06
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Actual silver weight: 0.193 oz
Current silver price: 72.89 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Katz Auction 149 Lot 360 
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8 Feb 2025 | 1947 BP. | UNC |
USD 30.18
(EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 141 Lot 1074
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25 Oct 2024 | 1947 BP. | UNC |
USD 6.96
(EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 123 Lot 386
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27 Apr 2024 | 1947 BP. | UNC |
USD 8.12
(EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 186 Lot 753
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13 Mar 2026 | 1947 BP. | AU |
USD 13.93
(EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 182 Lot 1740
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6 Feb 2026 | 1947 BP. | AU |
USD 13.93
(EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Summer Evening Auction 162 Lot 201
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7 Jul 2025 | 1947 BP. | AU |
USD 11.61
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Katz Auction 131 Lot 1915
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26 Jun 2024 | 1947 BP. | AU |
USD 5.80
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Katz Auction 188 Lot 895
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27 Mar 2026 | 1947 BP. | XF |
USD 17.41
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Katz Auction 177 Lot 314
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6 Dec 2025 | 1947 BP. | XF |
USD 30.18
(EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items. |
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Katz Auction 177 Lot 313
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6 Dec 2025 | 1947 BP. | XF |
USD 13.93
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