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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 2151275, member: 46237&quot;]This isn&#039;t a new pickup but it&#039;s freshly back from NGC and the first time I&#039;ve attempted to photograph it. This is my favorite coin from the Hungarian set I&#039;ve been working on: Uncirculated Hungarian Types of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise (1867-1918).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1 Korona 1896KB (Körmöcbánya) Hungarian Millenium Commemorative</b></p><p><b>KM# 487 (1896) Lettered Edge</b></p><p><b>0.835 Silver 5g 23mm</b></p><p><b>NGC MS62</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is a commemorative issue celebrating the Hungarian Millenium (896-1896). It&#039;s a relatively inexpensive coin, but very tough to find in uncirculated grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse features Ferencz Jozsef I wearing the Holy Crown of Saint Stephen. The legend &quot;Az Ezeréves Magyarország Emlékére&quot; translates to &quot;Commemorating a Thousand Years of Hungary&quot;. The lettered edge of the coin reads &quot;Bizalmam Az Ősi Erényben&quot; which translates to &quot;Faith in the Ancient Virtues&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The spectacular relief on the reverse is a depiction of Grand Prince Árpád and the Magyars entering the Carpathian Basin in 896.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc338/Mangoreej/Coins/1K1896COMM.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Millenium Commemorative Korona Presentation Box (1896)</b></p><p><b>40mm diameter, 13mm tall</b></p><p><b>Textured red cardboard with a burgundy fabric interior</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the original presentation box manufactured for this commemorative in 1896. Surviving examples are exceptionally rare, especially with the color intact like this one has, as they tend to oxidize to a dark brown color. The text on the box lid reads &quot;Milleniumi Korona-érem 1896&quot; which best translates to &quot;Millenium Commemorative Korona 1896&quot;.&nbsp; The text on the bottom of the box reads &quot;David Karoly Es Fia - Dobozgyara - Budapesten&quot; which translates to &quot;David Karoly and Son - Boxmakers of Budapest&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc338/Mangoreej/Coins/1K1896COMM_BOX.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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