4023) Medieval King Saint Ladislas, Hungary: "Nation-building Sovereigns of the Arpad Dynasty": One-Ounce Gold, Silver and Bronze Proof Coins issued by the Hungarian National Bank (HNB): Date/Year of Coins issue: 2025:
The Hungarian National Bank release the third coin in their Nation Building Sovereigns series.
A familiar bust of King Ladislas is replicated on the Reverse of all coins in the set.
The imaginative series tells the stories of Hungary’s early monarchs who shaped the country in its formative years.
This series concentrates on the noteworthy Arpad dynasty with coins honouring King Saint Stephen issued in 2021 and Andras I in 2023.
For 2025, the focus is on Ladislas, King – later Saint of Hungary from 1077 until his death in 1095:
Remembered as a just ruler, he strengthened the Christian state and passed important laws to protect private property and the church.
During his reign, he successfully defended the country from external attacks by the Pechenegs and Cumans, thus strengthening the country's eastern borders for a century and a half. He was canonised in 1192 by Pope Celestine III and whose legend continues to depict him as a pious knight-king and the incarnation of the late-medieval Hungarian ideal of chivalry.
He remains a popular saint in Hungary and neighbouring nations, where many churches are dedicated to him.
His legacy is one of the pillars of medieval Hungarian statehood, and which survives to this day. Upon his death in 1095, Ladislas was succeeded by his nephew Coloman, as King of Hungary who was too young to ascend the throne when his father King Geza died.
The Coins:
The coins have been minted by the Mint of Hungary at their facilities in Budapest on behalf of the National Bank and designed by goldsmith Zoltán Tóth.
- The Herm replicated is specifically a head-reliquary that holds a piece of the skull of Saint Ladislaus.
- It is considered the most valuable piece of Hungarian gold-smithing crafted with gilded, embossed silver, and adorned with wire enamel work and is located in the city of Győr, Hungary, specifically in the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady.
- On the left side of the King’s image in three lines is the inscription "SZENT LÁSZLÓ KIRÁLY" with the years of rule "1077 and 1095" placed just under the inscription.
- Under the years is the insignia of the sculptor Zoltán Tóth.
The Obverse Side of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Coins depicts a replicated image of a trypcal silver denarii coin issued during the rule of King Ladislas centred.
- The image of the denarii depicts a front-facing representation of the King with lettering around the image.
- Above the primary design is the name of the issuer "MAGYARORSZAG" ("Hungary").
- The denomination "500000 FORINT" ("Gold") "15000 FORINT" ("Silver") or "3000 FORINT" ("Copper") is placed below the replicated coin along the lower periphery.
- The mintmark "BP" (standing for the "Budapest Mint") is seen to the left of the centred design and the year of release 2025 is placed to the right.
- All versions of the coin feature a smooth edge and the incused lettering "UNGARORUM REX PIISSIMUS LADIZLAUS" ("Ladislaus, the very pious King of the Hungarians").
The specifications of these Coins are:
Denomination Metal Weight Diameter Quality Maximum Mintage
3000 Forint Bronze 23.4 Grams 34 mm. oxidised 5000 Pieces
20,000 Forint .999 Silver 31.1 Grams 34 mm. Proof 5000 Pieces
500,000 Forint .999 Gold 31.1 Grams 34 mm. Proof 500 Pieces
- The Silver Proof and Bronze Coins in the series "Nation-building Sovereigns of the Arpad Dynasty" will be available for purchase at face value from their date of release.
- The Gold Proof Coins are available for purchase only by pre-registering and then ballots are chosen through a draw.
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