Hungarian Conquest, 1100th anniversary, 999 silver coin/medal, UNC, PP, Hungary

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Hungarian Conquest, 1100th anniversary, 999 silver coin/medal, UNC, PP, Hungary.
Silver coin/medal in capsule.
The
Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin
, also
Hungarian conquest
or
Hungarian land-taking
(Hungarian:
honfoglalás
: "conquest of the homeland"), was a series of historical events ending with the settlement of the Hungarians in Central Europe at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. Before the arrival of the Hungarians, three early medieval powers, the First Bulgarian Empire, East French and Moravia, had fought each other for control of the Carpathian Basin. They occasionally hired Hungarian horsemen as soldiers. Therefore, the Hungarians who dwelt on the Pontic steppes east of the Carpathians were familiar with their future homeland when their "land-taking" started.
The Hungarian conquest started in the context of a "late or 'small' migration of peoples". Contemporary sources attest that the Hungarians crossed the Carpathian Mountains following a joint attack in 894 or 895 by the Pechenegs and Bulgarians against them. They first took control over the lowlands east of the river
Danube
and attacked and occupied Pannonia (the region to the west of the river) in 900. They exploited internal conflicts in Moravia and annihilated this state sometime between 902 and 906.
The Hungarians strengthened their control over the Carpathian Basin by defeating a Bavarian army. However, they gradually settled in the Basin and established a Christian monarchy, the Kingdom of Hungary around 1000.
The observe shows the text
“MILLECENTENÁRIUM” and “896-1996” forming a circular. The circular of the medal surrounds a detail of Mihály Munkácsy's painting: Conquest
.
The reverse shows the
the treasures of Nagyszentmiklós and a detail from Mihály Vörösmarty's "Szózat" (Appeal):
"
In spite of long calamity
and centuries of strife,
our strength, though weakened, is not spent
our country still has life
."
Coin details:
Material: silver
Fineness: 99.9% (999/1000)
Quality: Proof
Weight: 15.55 gram (0.5 ounce)
Diameter: 42.5 mm (1.67 inches)
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