Hungarian forint

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The Hungarian forint is the official national currency of Hungary, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy.

Aliases (1)

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
national currency
centralBank Hungarian National Bank
Magyar Nemzeti Bank
country Hungary
currencySymbol Ft
denominationType banknote
coin
hasBanknoteDenomination 1000 forint
10000 forint
2000 forint
20000 forint
500 forint
5000 forint
hasCoinDenomination 10 forint
100 forint
20 forint
200 forint
5 forint
50 forint
hasSecurityFeatures holograms on banknotes
security threads on banknotes
watermarks on banknotes
historicalSubunitInUseUntil fillér
historicalSubunitWithdrawn fillér
inflationTargetManagedBy Magyar Nemzeti Bank
introduced 1946-08-01
isDecimalCurrency true
isNotPartOf eurozone
ISO4217Code HUF
languageOfName Hungarian
legalTenderIn Hungary
monetaryAuthority Magyar Nemzeti Bank
monetarySystem Hungarian monetary system
nameInHungarian forint
officialCurrencyOf Hungary
pluralForm forint
region Europe
replacedCurrency Hungarian pengő
status active
subunit fillér
subunitToUnit 100
usedFor everyday transactions
monetary policy in Hungary
usedInFormerEasternBlocCountry true
usedSince 1946

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Budapest
Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary ("Hungarian forint (historic)")
currency
Hungarian Defence Forces
uses

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