2009, Hungary. 500th Anniversary of birth of John Kalvin. Proof Silver 5000 Forint Coin.
Mint Year: 2009 Condition: Proof! Mintage: 12,000 pcs. Mint Place: Budapest (BP.) References: Adamo#EM226, KM-827. Denomination: 5000 Forint - 500th Anniversary of birth of John Kalvin. Material: Silver (.925) Diameter: 38.61mm Weight: 31.46gm
John Calvin (Middle French: Jehan Cauvin; French: Jean Calvin; 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was the principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its doctrines of predestination and of God's absolute sovereignty in the salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. Calvinist doctrines were influenced by and elaborated upon Augustinian and other Christian traditions. Various Reformed Church movements, including Continental Reformed, Congregationalism, Presbyterianism, Waldensians, Baptist Reformed, Calvinist Methodism, and Reformed Anglican Churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world.