The Magyar Nemzeti Bank will issue a collector coin to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Nobel Prize to
Richárd Zsigmondy and the 150
th anniversary of his birth. Richárd Zsigmondy was an outstanding figure of colloid
chemistry. In 2925, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for demonstrating the heterogeneous nature of
colloid solutions and for the invention of the ultramicroscope. His invention helped confirm the existence of
nanoparticles, and therefore he is considered the founder of today’s nanotechnology. The coin is the fourth in
the series of collector coins presenting Hungarian Nobel Prize Laureates launched by the MNB in 2012. (Coins
issued as part of the series are: Albert Szent-Györgyi, 2012; Jenő Wigner, 2013 and Róbert Bárány 2014.)
The centre of the obverse of the commemorative coin bears a representation of an
ultramicroscope receiving beams of light. The mint year ‘2015’ and the mint mark
‘BP’ are positioned below the representation. The edge of the coin is inscribed on
the left with the value numeral and the inscription ‘FORINT’ and, on the right, with
the inscription ‘MAGYARORSZÁG’.
The reverse of the collector coin bears a portrait of Richárd Zsigmondy on the left.
On the right, the inscriptions ‘ZSIGMONDY’, ‘RICHÁRD‘, ‘1865-1929’, ‘NOBEL-DÍJ’
and ‘1925’ are placed in parallel lines below each other. The initials of designer
Fanni Király are positioned on the lower edge of the coin.
The oval-shaped coin is 30x25 mm in diameter and has a smooth edge. The silver
coin is struck in .925 fine silver and weighs 12.5 grams. The non-ferrous metal coin
is produced from an alloy of copper (75%) and nickel (25%). It weighs 10.3 grams
and has the same size and coin design as the silver version.
From 2014, each precious metal commemorative coin will be issued in a less
expensive non-ferrous metal version to benefit collectors who wish to buy the same
artistic theme at a more affordable price. By issuing lower-priced versions, the MNB
and the Hungarian Mint would also like to encourage younger generations to
collect commemorative coins.
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