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There are 29 currencies currently used in the 50 countries of Europe. All de facto present currencies in Europe, and an incomplete list of the preceding currency, are listed here. In Europe, the most commonly used currency is the euro (used by 25 countries); any country entering the European Union (EU) is expected to join the eurozone [ 1 ...
In Hungary, the florentinus (later forint), also a gold-based currency, was used from 1325 under Charles Robert, with several other countries following Hungary's example. [4] Between 1868 and 1892, the forint was the name used in Hungarian for the currency of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, known in German as the Gulden.
Hungary originally planned to adopt the euro as its official currency in 2007 or 2008. [2] Later 1 January 2010 became the target date, [3] [4] but that date was abandoned because of an excessively high budget deficit, inflation, and public debt. For years, Hungary could not meet any of the Maastricht criteria. [5]
Hungarian forint coins (Hungarian: forint érmék) are part of the physical form of current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. Modern forint coins (distinguished from pre-20th century forint coinage) have been struck since 1946 and reflect the changes of post-World War II Hungarian history.
Thaler – Germany, Austria, Hungary. Conventionsthaler; Reichsthaler; Vereinsthaler; Threepence – Great Britain. Threepence (Australian) Threepence (British coin) Threepence (Irish coin) Złoty Polish złoty (Poland) The formerly used Artsakh dram, was not used in day-to-day commerce, but was legal tender in their issuing jurisdiction.
The name Gulden was used on pre-1867 Austrian banknotes and on the German language side of the post-1867 banknotes. In southern Germany, the word Gulden was the standard word for a major currency unit. After 1867 Austrian coins used the name Florin. "Florin" is derived from the city of Florence, Italy where the first florins were minted, from ...
The currency of Hungary is the Hungarian forint (HUF, Ft) since 1 August 1946. A forint consists of 100 fillérs; however, since these have not been in circulation since 1999, they are only used in accounting. There are six coins (5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200) [117] and six banknotes (500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 and 20,000). [118]
Pages in category "Currencies of Hungary" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.