40th anniversary 1941

 

To the 40th anniversary again Ede Telcs made a single sided, 50 mm diameter struck medal. The cost of the die was supported by him also.

jubileum 1941The legend tells about the jubilee:
A M. NUMIZMATIKAI TÁRSULAT FENNÁLLÁSA 40. ÉVFORDULÓJÁRA – 1941.

(To the 40th anniversary of the Hungarian Numismatic Society)
A sitting naked woman pours old coins from her cornucopia to a jar of a kneeing putto.

It was deigned that 50 pieces of bronze medal would be struck, silver if only the subscriber could get the necessary amount of silver, 55 gram of pure silver, or 70 gram of silver coins removed from circulation. The price of the bronze copies were 5 pengő each. There were 22 pieces made of silver, one of them was remained it the collection of the society for free.