Coin Design for the National Bank of Hungary
As we usually design and craft unique, personalised jewellery pieces a commission from the Hungarian National Bank to create a commemorative coin took us by surprise. We greatly enjoy challenges and as this was wholly foreign territory, it proved to be quite a great challenge.
The theme we chose was a commemorative coin for the 25th anniversary of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service as it is a cause rich in love and positive energy, which made the commission even more of an honour. It was a wonderful task. We consulted the Maltese Hungarian Charity Service, the Hungarian Mint Ltd. and the experts delegated by the Hungarian National Bank. Through this process we took small steps towards the commemorative coin of 2000 HUF face value which also functions as currency. The coordination process was long and challenging. We came many obstacles and often had to draw strength from our love of challenges, passion for our craft and creating as well as our eagerness to learn. As time progressed we were glad to see that something meaningful and beautiful was coming to life. While we are known for our sculpture-like, organic designs that we move in all dimensions of space, we were quite limited by the geometric symbolism inherent to the theme of the project. However, in the end we feel we were able to create a beautiful and intriguing design.
After consulting with the numismatists from the Hungarian National Bank, archaeologists, sculptors, art historians and the engravers and experts from the Hungarian Mint Ltd, we got to work. We first created our designs on computer and then used a milling machine, created the base according to the strict minting criteria. We subsequently used hand carved the design in plaster.
After much fine-tuning we arrived at the sample which the Mint minimized and carved onto the steel coin dies. The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service held its Reception Day where the Maltese commemorative coin was presented in great ceremony. There at last we could finally catch a glipse at the fruit of our labour, and admire how our design looked like in metal form. As in the case of jewellery the metal form far exceeded our expectations. We eagerly awaited the ceremony where we were handed complimentary coins by Dr. Ferenc Gerhardt, the Vice-President of the National Bank, in a crossfire of cameras.
We would like to thank all those who helped with the project. The thematic experts and our friends, Gábor Turiák, Richárd Káldi, Dávid Tauer as well as the Splendor-Jewellery team!
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