Currency
The currency of Hungary is the Hungarian forint (HUF, Ft) since 1 August 1946. A forint consists of 100 fillérs, however, these have not been in circulation since 1999, they are only used in accounting.
There are six coins (5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200) and six banknotes (500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 and 20000). The 1 and 2 forint coins were withdrawn in 2008, yet prices remained the same as stores follow the official rounding scheme for the final price. The 200 forint note was withdrawn on 16 November 2009.
As a member of the European Union, the long term aim of the Hungarian government is to replace the forint with the euro. See also: Fiscal policy.
You can check current exchange rates with graphs of past rates at Google Finance.
Read more about this topic: Economy Of Hungary
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