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Hungarian currency
The Hungarian currency unit is the forint
(HUF or Ft). Banknotes are issued in
denominations of 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000,
10,000 and 20,000 forints. Both an old and
a new style of some notes are currently
legal tender, but an older version of the
5,000 forint note than the one shown here A
is no longer accepted. T
N
I
M
A
T
N
I 500 HUF
M
A
T
1,000 HUF N
I
M
A
T
N
I
M 2,000 HUF

A
5,000 HUF T
N
I
M
A
T
N
I
M 10,000 HUF

20,000 HUF
Coins
The forint has coin denominations of
5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 forints currently
in circulation. As with Hungarian
banknotes, new coins are gradually
being phased in – the 200 forint coin
with a nickel disc inside a brass ring is
now the only legal version.
10 HUF 5 HUF

20 HUF 50 HUF 100 HUF 200 HUF

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