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Hungary - Forint
"The forint is the official currency of Hungary. It is divided into 100 fillér, although fillér coins have not been in circulation since 1999. The Hungarian forint's ISO 4217 code is HUF and the Hungarian abbreviation for forint is Ft, which is written after the number."
Banknotes
"The recent series of forint banknotes with improved security features was introduced in 1997. Each banknote depicts a famous Hungarian leader or politician on the obverse and a place related to him on the reverse. All of the banknotes are watermarked, contain an embedded vertical security strip of thin metal and suitable for the visually impaired people. As of April 2006 the 1000 forint note has added a copper holographic security strip. The 2000 forint and higher denominations are also protected by an interwoven silver-colored holographic security strip, whilst the updated 1000 forint note contains a red copper colored holographic strip. The notes share the common size of 154 mm × 70 mm. The banknotes are printed by the Hungarian Banknote Printing Corp. in Budapest on paper manufactured by the Diósgyőr Papermill in Miskolc, Hungary.
In 2006 a special-issue 500-forint bill was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution. The picture on the front of the bill is the same as the normal 500-forint bill, but with the date October 23, 1956 added, whereas the back has a picture of the Parliament building as well as the revolutionary flag."
History of Hungarian Coins and Banknotes
"In 1946, the new forint series was introduced, these banknotes remained in circulation until 1999. The denominations of the old coins were 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 fillér, and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 forint. These coins were larger than the current ones of the same denomination. The existing notes were 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, and 5000 forint, although 10 and 20 forint notes became rare in the later years. The 1000 forint banknote was introduced in 1983, and the 5000 forint note in 1991. All of the old series notes have been demonetized, and as of December 2006 only denominations higher than 500 forint can be exchanged at the offices of the Hungarian National Bank.
The current generation of coins and notes were introduced between 1997 and 2001. The first note of this series was the 10.000 forint note, released on July 1, 1997 These include the new coat of arms with the crown. The smallest denomination of the new series was the 1 forint coin, which at the time of introduction was actually worth something, the old 50 fillér coins were not demonetized until 1998, and although they had no legal tender status, they were used right up until 2000. The banknotes are all the same size, and have modern security features unlike the old ones. All current notes were designed by Károly Vagyóczky, a well-known banknote designer of the Hungarian National Bank. Since their issue, some of the notes have been slightly modified for greater security, the 500, 1000 forint banknotes are the most prominent examples, the 1000 forint note having been updated twice already. In 2001 the last note of the new series, the 20,000 forint note was introduced. The Hungarian National Bank has declared that it is not planning to introduce any further notes, due to the planned introduction of the euro. Some coins have been replaced, such as the 100 forint coin, which is now a bimetallic coin, whilst others have been removed from circulation, such as the silver-alloy 200 forint coin."
Source: www.worldpapermoney.org
Central Bank Website
Banknotes
"The recent series of forint banknotes with improved security features was introduced in 1997. Each banknote depicts a famous Hungarian leader or politician on the obverse and a place related to him on the reverse. All of the banknotes are watermarked, contain an embedded vertical security strip of thin metal and suitable for the visually impaired people. As of April 2006 the 1000 forint note has added a copper holographic security strip. The 2000 forint and higher denominations are also protected by an interwoven silver-colored holographic security strip, whilst the updated 1000 forint note contains a red copper colored holographic strip. The notes share the common size of 154 mm × 70 mm. The banknotes are printed by the Hungarian Banknote Printing Corp. in Budapest on paper manufactured by the Diósgyőr Papermill in Miskolc, Hungary.
In 2006 a special-issue 500-forint bill was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution. The picture on the front of the bill is the same as the normal 500-forint bill, but with the date October 23, 1956 added, whereas the back has a picture of the Parliament building as well as the revolutionary flag."
History of Hungarian Coins and Banknotes
"In 1946, the new forint series was introduced, these banknotes remained in circulation until 1999. The denominations of the old coins were 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 fillér, and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 forint. These coins were larger than the current ones of the same denomination. The existing notes were 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, and 5000 forint, although 10 and 20 forint notes became rare in the later years. The 1000 forint banknote was introduced in 1983, and the 5000 forint note in 1991. All of the old series notes have been demonetized, and as of December 2006 only denominations higher than 500 forint can be exchanged at the offices of the Hungarian National Bank.
The current generation of coins and notes were introduced between 1997 and 2001. The first note of this series was the 10.000 forint note, released on July 1, 1997 These include the new coat of arms with the crown. The smallest denomination of the new series was the 1 forint coin, which at the time of introduction was actually worth something, the old 50 fillér coins were not demonetized until 1998, and although they had no legal tender status, they were used right up until 2000. The banknotes are all the same size, and have modern security features unlike the old ones. All current notes were designed by Károly Vagyóczky, a well-known banknote designer of the Hungarian National Bank. Since their issue, some of the notes have been slightly modified for greater security, the 500, 1000 forint banknotes are the most prominent examples, the 1000 forint note having been updated twice already. In 2001 the last note of the new series, the 20,000 forint note was introduced. The Hungarian National Bank has declared that it is not planning to introduce any further notes, due to the planned introduction of the euro. Some coins have been replaced, such as the 100 forint coin, which is now a bimetallic coin, whilst others have been removed from circulation, such as the silver-alloy 200 forint coin."
| Date | Pick# | Denomination | Observations | Obverse | Reverse |
| 1998 | 178 | 200 Forint |  |  | |
| 1998 | 180 | 1000 Forint |  |  | |
| 1998 | 181 | 2000 Forint |  |  | |
| 1999 | 182 | 5000 Forint |  |  | |
| 1997 | 183 | 10,000 Forint |  |  | |
| 1998 | 184 | 20,000 Forint |  |  | |
| 2000 | 185 | 1000 Forint |  |  | |
| 2000 | 186 | 2000 Forint |  |  | |
| 2001 | 187 | 200 Forint |  |  | |
| 2001 | 188 | 500 Forint |  |  | |
| 2002 | 190b | 2000 Forint |  |  | |
| 2005 | NEW | 1000 Forint | Issued on 10 April 2006 |  |  |
| 2006 | NEW | 500 Forint |  |  | |
Source: www.worldpapermoney.org
Central Bank Website
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