My Collection
Description:
Obverse
Hollókő castle above denomination
Reverse
Woman in Hollókő (palóc) folk costume in front of historic old village, more precisely the village church on the right and traditional houses on the left.
The woman modelling for the coin (aunt 'Piroska' is 84 in 2012 and still active in the folk dance ensemble of Hollókő)
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