Memorial coin will honour legendary footballer Puskás
The National Bank (MNB) and the national mint will jointly issue a memorial coin to mark the 80th anniversary of the birth of legendary footballer Ferenc Puskás.
The coins are expected to go on sale at the MNB visitors centre and at the mint from March. Puskás died on November 17.
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