Great Hungarians series, Lajos Kossuth, UNC PP 333 silver coin/medal, Hungary

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Great Hungarians series, Lajos Kossuth, UNC PP 333 silver coin/medal with certificate
Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva
(Hungarian:
[ˈlɒjoʃ ˈkoʃut]
, archaically English:
Louis Kossuth
; 19 September 1802 – 20 March 1894) was a
Hungarian
nobleman, lawyer, journalist, politician, statesman and Governor-President of the
Kingdom of Hungary
during the
revolution of 1848–49
.
With the help of his talent in oratory in political debates and public speeches, Kossuth emerged from a poor gentry family into regent-president of Kingdom of Hungary. As the influential contemporary American journalist
Horace Greeley
said of Kossuth: "Among the orators, patriots, statesmen, exiles, he has, living or dead, no superior.”
Kossuth's powerful English and American speeches so impressed and touched the famous contemporary American orator
Daniel Webster
, that he wrote a book about Kossuth's life. He was widely honoured during his lifetime, including in Great Britain and the United States, as a
freedom fighter
and bellwether of democracy in Europe. Kossuth's bronze bust can be found in the
United States Capitol
with the inscription:
Father of Hungarian Democracy, Hungarian Statesman, Freedom Fighter, 1848–1849
.
Other honors and memorials in the United States:
Kossuth County
, Iowa, is named in Kossuth's honor. A statue of the freedom fighter stands in front of the county Court House in
Algona
, Iowa, the county seat. The small towns of
Kossuth, Ohio
,
Kossuth, Mississippi
, and
Kossuth, Wisconsin
, as well as a populated area within the town of
Bolivar, New York
are named in honor of Kossuth.
A bust of Kossuth sits in the
United States Capitol
in Washington, D.C., which also boasts a Hungarian-American cultural center called Kossuth House (owned and operated by the
Hungarian Reformed Federation of America
). A statue of Kossuth stands in New York City on Riverside Drive near the
Columbia University
campus. Other statues of Kossuth are sprinkled throughout the US, including in
University Circle
in
Cleveland
, Ohio. There is a Kossuth Park at the intersection of East 121st Street and East Shaker Boulevard, just west of
Shaker Square
, in Cleveland. In the
Bronx
, New York,
Brooklyn
, New York,
Utica
, New York,
Ronkonkoma
, New York,
Bohemia
, New York,
Newark
, New Jersey,
Bridgeport
, Connecticut, Haledon, New Jersey,
Wharton, New Jersey
,
Lafayette
, Indiana, and
Columbus
, Ohio there are streets named in honor of Kossuth. There is also a neighborhood in
Dayton, Ohio
known as the
Kossuth Colony
.
The bust of Kossuth that was added to the
United States Capitol
in 1990 is presently displayed in that building's "Freedom Foyer" alongside busts of
Václav Havel
and
Winston Churchill
.
The observe shows the portrait of
Lajos Kossuth,
the reverse shows Hungarian symbols: the Saint Crown and Shield of Arms, bearing the legend "God bless Hungarians".
Coin details:
Quality: PP
Fineness: 33.3 % silver (333/1000)
Total weight: 15.0 gram (approx. 0.53 troy oz)
Diameter: 35.0 mm (approx. 0.91 inch)
Issue limit: 5500 pcs
Issue date: 2008
Issue place: Budapest, Hungary
Shipping: Registered International Priority Mail via Hungarian Post Office.
Overseas delivery might take 10-20 days.
Other carriers available upon request.
Tracking: see eBay page for shipping info.
Outside EU countries: Custom declaration forms will be included with shipments originated from Hungary and you might be subject to pay custom fees depending on your coutry's regulation.
USA: The custom value limit was USD 800.00 in 2020, please check for updates regarding your country.