Hungary 5 pengő, 1938. Death of Saint Stephen I

Death of Saint Stephen I. 900th Anniversary Mintage: Hungary, Budapest UNC Information: Krause number KM# 516 Country Hungary Denomination 5 pengő Year 1938 Subject 900th Anniversary - Death of Saint Stephen I Period Regency (Pengő) (1926 - 1945) Coin type Commemorative coins Composition Silver Edge type Ornaments Shape Round Alignment Medal (0°) Weight (gr) 25 Diameter (mm) 36 Thickness (mm) 2.9 Obverse: 1938 5 PENGÖ MAGYAR KIRÁLYSÁG Reverse: 1038 969 SZT. ISTVÁN Saint Stephen I (Hungarian: I. (Szent) István, Slovak: (Svätý) Štefan I.) (967 – August 15, 1038) was Grand Prince of the Magyars (997-1000/1001) and the first King of Hungary (1000/1001-1038). Stephen was born under the pagan Turkic name “Vajk,“ but was baptized as “Stephen“ in his childhood. Following the death of his father, Géza, Stephen became the Grand Prince of the