"Hungary" Issues (2012-)
According to Hungary's new constitution, effective as of 1 January 2012, the country's official name changes from "Magyar Köztársaság" (Republic of Hungary) to "Magyarország" (Hungary). Although Hungary is still a republic, this does not not appear anymore on its coinage: from 2012 Hungarian legal tender will bear the country's new official name, "Magyarország". Previously struck coins will remain legal tender.
5, 10 and 20 Forint coins are expected to appear in everyday circulation in 2012, with the rest of denominations following later, fulfilling the needs of Hungary's cash circulation. The official 2012 boxed set became available for collectors on 6 January 2012.
| "Hungary" issues - regular | |||||||||||||
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| Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of | |||||||||
| Obverse | Reverse | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | first minting | issue | withdrawal | lapse | |
| 5 Ft | 21.2 mm | 1.3 mm | 4.2 g | 75% copper 21% zinc 4% nickel |
Smooth | "MAGYARORSZÁG", year of minting, Great Egret (Egretta alba) | Value, mintmark | 2012 | 6 January 2012 | Current | |||
| 10 Ft | 24.8 mm | 1.3 mm | 6.1 g | Cupronickel 75% copper 25% nickel |
Alternately smooth and milled | "MAGYARORSZÁG", year of minting, coat of arms | Value, mintmark | 2012 | 6 January 2012 | Current | |||
| 20 Ft | 26.3 mm | 1.9 mm | 6.9 g | 75% copper 21% zinc 4% nickel |
Milled | "MAGYARORSZÁG", year of minting, Stool Iris (Iris aphylla) | Value, mintmark | 2012 | 6 January 2012 | Current | |||
| 50 Ft | 27.4 mm | 1.7 mm | 7.7 g | Cupronickel 75% copper 25% nickel |
Smooth | "MAGYARORSZÁG", year of minting, sitting Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) | Value, mintmark | 2012 | 6 January 2012 | Current | |||
| 100 Ft | 23.8 mm | 2.2 mm | 8 g | Steel Ring: Ni plated Center: 75% Cu 25% Zn plated |
Milled | "MAGYARORSZÁG", year of minting, coat of arms | Value, mintmark | 2012 | 6 January 2012 | Current | |||
| 200 Ft | 28.3 mm | 2.0 mm | 9.0 g | Bimetallic | Interrupted milled | "MAGYARORSZÁG", year of minting, Széchenyi Chain Bridge | Value, mintmark | 2012 | 6 January 2012 | Current | |||
| "Hungary" issues - commemorative | |||||||||||||
| 3000 Ft | 34 mm | 20 g | 925‰ silver | Milled | , mintmark, year of minting, value, Imre Madách | , engraver's mark, Adam and Eve standing on the Earth globe, | 2012 | 12 January 2012 | Current | ||||
| 5000 Ft | 38.61 mm | 31.46 g | 925‰ silver | , value, mintmark, year of minting, female figure by József Reményi | , József Reményi, engraver's initials, "Euro-star" identifying the coin as part of the "Europe Series" | 23 January 2012 | |||||||
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