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Hungarian forint, the Glossary

The forint (sign Ft; code HUF) is the currency of Hungary.^[1]

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Currencies introduced in 1946
Currencies of Hungary
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Industry in Hungary

Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918.

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The Austro-Hungarian gulden (alternatively florin or forint; Gulden, forint, forinta/florin, zlatý, złoty reński) was the currency of the lands of the House of Habsburg between 1754 and 1892 (known as the Austrian Empire from 1804 to 1867 and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy after 1867), when it was replaced by the Austro-Hungarian krone as part of the introduction of the gold standard. Hungarian forint and Austro-Hungarian gulden are Guilder.

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Bi-metallic coins are coins consisting of two (bi-) metals or alloys, generally arranged with an outer ring around a contrasting center.

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Briquette

A briquette (also spelled briquet) is a compressed block of coal dust or other combustible biomass material (e.g. charcoal, sawdust, wood chips, peat, or paper) used for fuel and kindling to start a fire.

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Bulgarian lev

The lev (лев, plural: лева, левове / leva, levove; ISO 4217 code: BGN; numeric code: 975) is the currency of Bulgaria. Hungarian forint and Bulgarian lev are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Cash rounding

Cash rounding or Swedish rounding (New Zealand English) occurs when the minimum unit of account is smaller than the lowest physical denomination of currency.

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Charles I of Hungary

Charles I, also known as Charles Robert (Károly Róbert; Karlo Robert; Karol Róbert; 128816 July 1342), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1308 to his death.

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Consumer price index

A consumer price index (CPI) is a price index, the price of a weighted average market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households.

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Convertibility

Convertibility is the quality that allows money or other financial instruments to be converted into other liquid stores of value.

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Croatian kuna

The kuna (sign: kn; code: HRK) was the currency of Croatia from 1994 until 2023, when it was replaced by the euro. Hungarian forint and Croatian kuna are currencies of Europe and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Currency symbol

A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Hungarian forint and currency symbol are currency symbols.

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Czech koruna

The koruna, or crown (sign: Kč; code: CZK, koruna česká), has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 1993. The koruna is one of the European Union's eight currencies, and the Czech Republic is legally bound to adopt the euro in the future. The official name in Czech is koruna česká (plural koruny české, though the zero-grade genitive plural form korun českých is used on banknotes and coins of value 5 Kč or higher). Hungarian forint and Czech koruna are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe, currencies with ISO 4217 code and currency symbols.

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Deutsche Mark

The Deutsche Mark (English: German mark), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark", was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. Hungarian forint and Deutsche Mark are currencies of Europe, currencies with ISO 4217 code and currency symbols.

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Economy of Hungary

The economy of Hungary is a high-income mixed economy, ranked as the 9th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index.

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Euro

The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the member states of the European Union. Hungarian forint and euro are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Fillér

Fillér was the name of various small-denomination coins throughout Hungarian history. Hungarian forint and Fillér are currencies of Hungary.

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Fineness

The fineness of a precious metal object (coin, bar, jewelry, etc.) represents the weight of fine metal therein, in proportion to the total weight which includes alloying base metals and any impurities.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Florin

The Florentine florin was a gold coin (in Italian Fiorino d'oro) struck from 1252 to 1533 with no significant change in its design or metal content standard during that time. Hungarian forint and florin are Guilder.

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Holography

Holography is a technique that enables a wavefront to be recorded and later reconstructed.

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Hungarian adópengő

The adópengő (in English: "tax pengő") was a temporary unit of currency of Hungary between 1 January 1946, when it was introduced to try to stabilise the pengő, and 31 July 1946, when both were replaced by the forint. Hungarian forint and Hungarian adópengő are currencies of Hungary.

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Hungarian Communist Party

The Hungarian Communist Party (Magyar Kommunista Párt, abbr. MKP), known earlier as the Party of Communists in Hungary (Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja, abbr. KMP), was a communist party in Hungary that existed during the interwar period and briefly after World War II.

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Hungarian language

Hungarian is a Uralic language of the proposed Ugric branch spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries.

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Hungarian National Bank

The Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank, MNB) is the central bank of Hungary and as such part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB).

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Hungarian pengő

The pengő (sometimes written as pengo or pengoe in English) was the currency of Hungary between 1 January 1927, when it replaced the korona, and 31 July 1946, when it was replaced by the forint. Hungarian forint and Hungarian pengő are currencies of Hungary.

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by the government's subordination to the Soviet Union (USSR).

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Hungary and the euro

While the Hungarian government has been planning since 2003 to replace the Hungarian forint with the euro,, there is no target date and the forint is not part of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II).

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Hyperinflation

In economics, hyperinflation is a very high and typically accelerating inflation.

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Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party

The Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (Független Kisgazda-, Földmunkás- és Polgári Párt), known mostly by its acronym FKgP or its shortened form Independent Smallholders' Party (Független Kisgazdapárt), is a political party in Budapest, Hungary.

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ISO 4217

ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units.

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Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. Hungarian forint and Japanese yen are Circulating currencies, currencies with ISO 4217 code and currency symbols.

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Kreuzer

The Kreuzer, in English also spelled kreutzer, was a coin and unit of currency in the southern German states prior to the introduction of the German gold mark in 1871–1873, and in Austria and Switzerland.

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List of currencies in Europe

There are 29 currencies currently used in the 50 countries of Europe. Hungarian forint and List of currencies in Europe are currencies of Europe.

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Long and short scales

The long and short scales are two of several naming systems for integer powers of ten which use some of the same terms for different magnitudes.

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Market economy

A market economy is an economic system in which the decisions regarding investment, production and distribution to the consumers are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand.

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Miskolc

Miskolc (Czech and Miškovec; Mischkolz; Mishkoltz; Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry.

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Paper money of the Hungarian pengő

Hungarian pengő paper money (pengő papírpénz) was part of the physical form of Hungary's historical currency, the Hungarian pengő. Hungarian forint and paper money of the Hungarian pengő are currencies of Hungary.

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Planned economy

A planned economy is a type of economic system where the distribution of goods and services or the investment, production and the allocation of capital goods takes place according to economic plans that are either economy-wide or limited to a category of goods and services.

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Polish złoty

The Polish złoty (alternative spelling: zloty; Polish: polski złoty,;The nominative plural, used for numbers ending in 2, 3 and 4 (except those in 12, 13 and 14), is złote; the genitive plural, used for all other numbers, is złotych abbreviation: zł; code: PLN)Prior to 1995, code PLZ was used instead. Hungarian forint and Polish złoty are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe, currencies with ISO 4217 code, currency symbols and Guilder.

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Pound sterling

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. Hungarian forint and Pound sterling are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Romanian leu

The Romanian leu (plural lei; ISO code: RON; numeric code: 946) is the currency of Romania. Hungarian forint and Romanian leu are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014.

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Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble (rublʹ; symbol: ₽; abbreviation: руб or р. in Cyrillic, Rub in Latin; ISO code: RUB) is the currency of the Russian Federation. Hungarian forint and Russian ruble are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Serbian dinar

The dinar (динар,; paucal: dinara / динара; abbreviation: DIN (Latin) and дин (Cyrillic); code: RSD) is the currency of Serbia. Hungarian forint and Serbian dinar are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe, currencies with ISO 4217 code and currency symbols.

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The Social Democratic Party of Hungary (Magyarországi Szociáldemokrata Párt, MSZDP) is a social democratic political party in Hungary.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Swiss franc

The Swiss franc, or simply the franc (Swiss German; franc; franco; franc), is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Hungarian forint and Swiss franc are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Széchenyi Chain Bridge

The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Széchenyi lánchíd) is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

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Turkish lira

The lira (Türk lirası; sign: ₺; ISO 4217 code: TRY; abbreviation: TL) is the official currency of Turkey and Northern Cyprus, as well as one of the two currencies used in northern Syria under the country's interim government. Hungarian forint and Turkish lira are Circulating currencies, currencies of Europe, currencies with ISO 4217 code and currency symbols.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. Hungarian forint and United States dollar are Circulating currencies and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Watermark

A watermark is an identifying image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light (or when viewed by reflected light, atop a dark background), caused by thickness or density variations in the paper.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1945 Hungarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 4 November 1945.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_forint

Also known as Forint, Forint sign, Forints, Hungarian florin, Hungarian forints, Hungary Forint, ISO 4217:HUF, Magyar forint.

, Turkish lira, United States, United States dollar, Watermark, World War II, 1945 Hungarian parliamentary election.

Hungarian forint, the Glossary

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See also

Currencies introduced in 1946

Currencies of Hungary

Guilder

Industry in Hungary

References