This Tankard was made as a special commission by currently unknown metal workers in Budapest. It was made for the Hungarian 1896 Millennium
exhibition and specifically the official opening of the Museum of Decorative Arts. It celebrated the foundation by the Magyar tribes of the
Hungarian Grand Principality in 896. The leaders of the seven Hungarian tribes proclaimed Árpádtobe, Grand Prince of the Magyars,
making him the founder of the dynasty named after him, which would rule over the kingdom of Hungary until 1301. He is generally
thought of as the forefather of the Hungarian people and is often affectionately known as "our father Árpád" (Árpádapánk).
Reference: Museum István Szemere
Ornate Lidded Copper Tankard with brass finial on hinged lid, (once all silver plated). Side view. 
A magnification of the base, showing a representation of a Hungarian Broad Thaler, dated circa 1698: LEOPOLDUS. D:G. ROM: IMP. S.A.GE. HV: BO: REX Leopold 1st, Holy Roman Emperor 
Ornate Lidded Copper Tankard with brass finial on hinged lid, (once all silver plated). Front view. 
Base of featured stein, showing a representation of an imbedded coin and the maker's mark. 
Ornate Lidded Copper Tankard with brass finial on hinged lid, (once all silver plated). Side view. 
Magnification of the base showing the metal worker's mark, with the sources credentials. ATELGALVAN possibly relates to the metal workers. 