Hungarian Forint (HUF) Profile
Currency name:
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Currency code:
Currency symbol:
Ft
Subunit:
1/100, Fillér (discontinued)
Coins freq used:
5 Ft, 10 Ft, 20 Ft, 50 Ft, 100 Ft, 200 Ft
Coins rarely used:
Banknotes freq used:
500 Ft, 1000 Ft, 2000 Ft, 5000 Ft, 10000 Ft, 20000 Ft
Banknotes rarely used:
Central bank:
Hungarian National Bank (www.mnb.hu)
Currency users:
Currency notes:
plural of forint: not used (would be forintok)
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Hungarian forint users
Hungarian Forint is the currency of Hungary which is a Central European country.
Hungary joined the European Union in 2004 and may seek to adopt euro as their currency instead of Hungarian Forint in the near future, depending on its economic situation.
Hungarian forint history
The forint’s name is from the Italian city of Florence. Hungarian Forint was issued in 1946 and replaced the old hyperinflation currency pengő at a rate of 1 forint = 4×1029 pengő
Hungarian forint coins and banknotes
Hungarian Forint is divided into 100 fillér but fillér coins are no longer in circulation. Now frequently used coins are from 5 forint. They are 5,10,20,50,100,200 forint. Banknotes in circulation are 500, 1000, 20000, 5000, 10000, 20000 forint.