pengő
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The pengő was the former Hungarian currency used primarily between the World Wars and during World War II, notorious for experiencing one of the worst hyperinflations in history.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Hungary
ⓘ
Obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| centralBank | Magyar Nemzeti Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| currencyCode | HUP ⓘ |
| dateAbolished |
1946
ⓘ
1946-07-31 ⓘ |
| dateIntroduced |
1927
ⓘ
1927-01-01 ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pengő and fillér ⓘ |
| economicContext |
post-World War I economic instability
ⓘ
post-World War II economic crisis ⓘ |
| exchangeToForintContext | post-hyperinflation stabilization ⓘ |
| hadBanknotes | yes ⓘ |
| hadCoins | yes ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
interwar Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
postwar Hungary ⓘ |
| hyperinflationPeakYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| issuer | Hungarian National Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hungarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn |
Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetaryReform | 1946 Hungarian currency reform ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hyperinflation
ⓘ
one of the worst hyperinflations in history ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| predecessorCurrency | korona ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | extreme hyperinflation ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| replaced | Hungarian korona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Hungarian forint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByCurrency | forint ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Austro-Hungarian krone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOfName | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subunit | fillér ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 fillér = 1 pengő ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | forint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyCountry | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringPoliticalEntity | Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
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