Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint

The forint is the currency of Hungary. It is divided into 100 fillér, although fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step of the post-WWII stabilization of the Hungarian economy, and the currency remained relatively stable until...

. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknote

Banknote

A banknote is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. In addition to coins, banknotes make up the cash or bearer forms of all modern fiat money...

s. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the inflation which raised needs for higher denominations. Recently commemorative banknotes were issued as well.

1946 Series

In 1946, the first series of forint banknotes were put into circulation with the denominations of 10 Ft and 100 Ft. As a consequence of their poor quality (offset printing

Offset printing

Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface...

), many counterfeit appeared in a short time.

1946 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue	withdrawal	lapse
		10 Ft	155 × 71 mm	Dark green	A worker with hammer	Coat of arms Coat of arms of Hungary The current coat of arms of Hungary was adopted on July 3, 1990, after the end of communist rule. The arms have been used before, both with and without the Holy Crown of Hungary, sometimes as part of a larger, more complex coat of arms, and its elements date back to the Middle Ages.The shield is...	3 June 1946	1 August 1946	31 March 1948	31 March 1951
		100 Ft	158 × 72 mm	Dark blue	A woman holding a sickle and ears of wheat	Hands holding a hammer and ears of wheat	3 June 1946	7 August 1946	1 May 1951	31 December 1951

1947 Series

From 1947, a second series of banknotes were designed and put into circulation. These banknotes were printed until 1996 with different coat of arms

Coat of arms of Hungary

The current coat of arms of Hungary was adopted on July 3, 1990, after the end of communist rule. The arms have been used before, both with and without the Holy Crown of Hungary, sometimes as part of a larger, more complex coat of arms, and its elements date back to the Middle Ages.The shield is...

.

1947 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	first printing	issue	withdrawal	lapse
Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos... 's coat of arms
		10 Ft	166 × 72 mm	Green	Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	János Jankó János Jankó János Jankó was a Hungarian painter and graphicist. He started to teach graphics as early as in high school. Later he studied in Vienna, where he became known for his caricatures. His drawings were published in several Hungarian humor magazines, and they were popular and typical of the era.... 's painting: "Riverside scene"	27 February 1947	25 July 1947	30 September 1992	31 December 1993
		20 Ft		Blue	György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	Male nude (posing: pentathlete István Hegedűs) with hammer and ear of wheat		1 August 1948
		100 Ft		Red	Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	Károly Lotz Károly Lotz Lotz Károly Antal Pál, or Karl Anton Paul Lotz was a German-Hungarian painter.- Career :Karl Lotz was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, the 7th and youngest surviving child of Wilhelm Christian Lotz and Antonia Höfflick ... 's painting: "Flight from the thunderstorm"		14 August 1948	31 December 1998	31 December 1999
Rákosi Mátyás Rákosi Mátyás Rákosi was a Hungarian communist politician. He was born as Mátyás Rosenfeld, in present-day Serbia... 's coat of arms
		10 Ft	166 × 72 mm	Green	Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	János Jankó János Jankó János Jankó was a Hungarian painter and graphicist. He started to teach graphics as early as in high school. Later he studied in Vienna, where he became known for his caricatures. His drawings were published in several Hungarian humor magazines, and they were popular and typical of the era.... 's painting: "Riverside scene"	24 October 1949	1 July 1950	30 September 1992	31 December 1993
		20 Ft		Blue	György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	Male nude (posing: pentathlete István Hegedűs) with hammer and ear of wheat
		50 Ft		Brown	Portrait of Ferenc II Rákóczi by Ádám Mányoki Ádám Mányoki Ádám Mányoki was one of the most significant Hungarian Baroque painters of the 18th century.He was a pupil of the great German painter, A. Scheitz. He initially worked as a court painter of Francis II Rákóczi the prince of Hungary and Transylvania...	Unknown painter: "Kuruc-labanc Kuruc The kuruc was a term used to denote the armed anti-Habsburg rebels in Royal Hungary between 1671 and 1711....  battle scene"	1 September 1951	13 June 1953	30 June 1996	31 December 1996
		100 Ft		Red	Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	Károly Lotz Károly Lotz Lotz Károly Antal Pál, or Karl Anton Paul Lotz was a German-Hungarian painter.- Career :Karl Lotz was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, the 7th and youngest surviving child of Wilhelm Christian Lotz and Antonia Höfflick ... 's painting: "Flight from the thunderstorm"	24 October 1949	1 July 1950	31 December 1998	31 December 1999
Kádár János Kádár János Kádár was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, presiding over the country from 1956 until his forced retirement in 1988. His thirty-two year term as General Secretary makes Kádár the longest ruler of the People's Republic of Hungary... 's coat of arms
		10 Ft	166 × 72 mm	Green	Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	János Jankó János Jankó János Jankó was a Hungarian painter and graphicist. He started to teach graphics as early as in high school. Later he studied in Vienna, where he became known for his caricatures. His drawings were published in several Hungarian humor magazines, and they were popular and typical of the era.... 's painting: "Riverside scene"	23 May 1957	27 October 1959	30 September 1992	31 December 1993
		20 Ft		Blue	György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	Male nude (posing: pentathlete István Hegedűs) with hammer and ear of wheat		8 November 1960
		50 Ft		Brown	Portrait of Ferenc II Rákóczi by Ádám Mányoki Ádám Mányoki Ádám Mányoki was one of the most significant Hungarian Baroque painters of the 18th century.He was a pupil of the great German painter, A. Scheitz. He initially worked as a court painter of Francis II Rákóczi the prince of Hungary and Transylvania...	Unknown painter: "Kuruc-labanc Kuruc The kuruc was a term used to denote the armed anti-Habsburg rebels in Royal Hungary between 1671 and 1711....  battle scene"	3 September 1965	15 June 1966	30 June 1996	31 December 1996
		100 Ft		Red	Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	Károly Lotz Károly Lotz Lotz Károly Antal Pál, or Karl Anton Paul Lotz was a German-Hungarian painter.- Career :Karl Lotz was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, the 7th and youngest surviving child of Wilhelm Christian Lotz and Antonia Höfflick ... 's painting: "Flight from the thunderstorm"	23 May 1957	20 March 1959	31 December 1998	31 December 1999
		500 Ft	174 × 80 mm	Violet	Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	View of Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...	30 June 1969	21 August 1970	31 August 1999	31 August 2019
		1000 Ft		Light green	Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	Ferenc Medgyessy Ferenc Medgyessy Ferenc Medgyessy was a Hungarian sculptor and physician. After graduating in medicine he studied art in Paris, later he studied Michelangelo's and the Etruscan art in Florence. His art was dominated by folk realism.-External links:*... 's sculpture: "Mother with her child"	25 March 1983	27 June 1983
Recent coat of arms
		100 Ft	166 × 72 mm	Red	Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	Károly Lotz Károly Lotz Lotz Károly Antal Pál, or Karl Anton Paul Lotz was a German-Hungarian painter.- Career :Karl Lotz was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, the 7th and youngest surviving child of Wilhelm Christian Lotz and Antonia Höfflick ... 's painting: "Flight from the thunderstorm"	15 January 1992	1 July 1992	31 December 1998	31 December 1999
		500 Ft	174 × 80 mm	Violet	Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	View of Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...	31 July 1990	6 April 1992	31 August 1999	31 August 2019
		1000 Ft		Light green	Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	Ferenc Medgyessy Ferenc Medgyessy Ferenc Medgyessy was a Hungarian sculptor and physician. After graduating in medicine he studied art in Paris, later he studied Michelangelo's and the Etruscan art in Florence. His art was dominated by folk realism.-External links:*... 's sculpture: "Mother with her child"	30 October 1992	5 November 1993
		5000 Ft		Orange-brown	Portrait of Count István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...  by Friedrich Amerling	The Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...  building	31 July 1990	25 March 1991	26 July 1999	26 July 2019

Recent series

Between 1997 and 2001, a new series of banknote

Banknote

A banknote is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. In addition to coins, banknotes make up the cash or bearer forms of all modern fiat money...

s were issued with improved security features. The notes share the common size of 154 × 70 mm. The banknotes are printed by the Hungarian Banknote Printing Corp. in Budapest on the paper manufactured by the Diósgyőr Papermill in Miskolc

Miskolc

Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...

.

The Hungarian National Bank has announced the withdrawal of the 1000 forint notes issued prior to 2006. This affects the 1000 forint note from the current series, but without the red metallic strip on the obverse side, i.e. also the Millennium issue. These notes remained in circulation until August 31, 2007. After this period, the note may be refused for payment. However, commercial banks may exchange these notes thereafter. The Hungarian National Bank will continue to exchange these notes for twenty years, until August 31, 2027.

The National Bank has announced that the 200 forint notes will be replaced with a new 200 forint coin in 2009. (The silver 200 forint coins

Coins of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint coins are part of the physical form of current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. Modern forint coins are stroke since 1946 and reflect the changes of the post-WWII Hungarian history.-Republic issues :After the trauma of the Second World War and the hyperinflation of...

 that were in circulation till 1998 did not see much use at that time.)

Recent Series - regular issues
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	first printing	issue	withdrawal	lapse
		200 Ft	154 × 70 mm	green	King Charles Robert Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	Castle of Diósgyőr Castle of Diósgyor The Castle of Diósgyőr is a medieval castle in the historical town of Diósgyőr which is now part of the Northern Hungarian city Miskolc.-History:...	1998	1 May 1998	November 16, 2009
		200 Ft					2001.	2001.	November 16, 2009
		500 Ft		orange and brown	Portrait of prince sovereign Ferenc II Rákóczi by Ádám Mányoki Ádám Mányoki Ádám Mányoki was one of the most significant Hungarian Baroque painters of the 18th century.He was a pupil of the great German painter, A. Scheitz. He initially worked as a court painter of Francis II Rákóczi the prince of Hungary and Transylvania...	Castle of Sárospatak Sárospatak ----Sárospatak is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, northern Hungary. It lies northeast from Miskolc, in the Bodrog river valley. The town, often called simply Patak, is an important cultural centre.- History :The area has been inhabited since ancient times...	1998	1 December 1998	current
		500 Ft					2001	1 February 2001	current
		1000 Ft		blue	King Matthias Corvinus	the Hercules Fountain from the Castle of Visegrád Visegrád Visegrád is a small castle town in Pest County, Hungary.Situated north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube in the Danube Bend, Visegrád has a population 1,654 as of 2001...	1998	1 September 1998	31 August 2007	31 August 2027
		1000 Ft					2002	2002	31 August 2007	31 August 2027
		1000 Ft					2005	10 April 2006	current
		2000 Ft		brown	prince sovereign Gábor Bethlen	Viktor Madarász Viktor Madarász Madarász Viktor was a Hungarian romantic painter.He served as a soldier and later lieutenant in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 . He later lived in exile and studied painting in Vienna and with Léon Cogniet in Paris.-External links:***... ' painting "Gábor Bethlen among his scientists"	1998	1 February 1998	current
		2000 Ft					2002	2002	current
		5000 Ft		violet and green	Portrait of Count István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...  by Friedrich Amerling	the Széchenyi Mansion Széchenyi Mansion The Széchenyi mansion is a mansion in Nagycenk, Hungary built in baroque style by the Széchenyi family through consecutive generations. Today it serves as a memorial museum of István Széchenyi, its most famous resident....  in Nagycenk Nagycenk Nagycenk is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...	1999	1 April 1999	current
		5000 Ft					2005	2005	current
		10 000 Ft		red and blue	King Stephen I	view of Esztergom Esztergom Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there....  by Hubert Sattler	1997	1 July 1997	current
		10 000 Ft					1998	1998	current
		20 000 Ft		grey and reddish	Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	the old House of Representatives in Pest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...	1999	1 February 2001	current
		20 000 Ft					2004	2004	current

Recent Series - commemorative issues
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description			Date of
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	Commemorative subject	first printing	issue
		500 Ft	154 × 70 mm	orange and brown	Portrait of prince sovereign Ferenc II Rákóczi by Ádám Mányoki Ádám Mányoki Ádám Mányoki was one of the most significant Hungarian Baroque painters of the 18th century.He was a pupil of the great German painter, A. Scheitz. He initially worked as a court painter of Francis II Rákóczi the prince of Hungary and Transylvania...	The Hungarian Parliament Building Hungarian Parliament Building The Hungarian Parliament Building is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination of Budapest. It lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of the Danube, in Budapest...  and the Hungarian Revolution flag of 1956 Flag of Hungary The flag of Hungary is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and green. In this exact form, it has been the official flag of Hungary since October 1, 1957.-Origin:...	50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956	2006	20 October 2006
		1000 Ft	154 × 70 mm	blue	King Matthias Corvinus	the Hercules Fountain from the Castle of Visegrád Visegrád Visegrád is a small castle town in Pest County, Hungary.Situated north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube in the Danube Bend, Visegrád has a population 1,654 as of 2001...	Millennium Millennium A millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years —from the Latin phrase , thousand, and , year—often but not necessarily related numerically to a particular dating system....	2000	1 November 2000
		2000 Ft	154 × 70 mm	brownish	the Holy Crown of Hungary Crown of St. Stephen The Holy Crown of Hungary , also known as the Crown of Saint Stephen, was the coronation crown used by the Kingdom of Hungary for most of its existence.The Crown was bound to the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, The Holy Crown of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Szent Korona, German: Stephanskrone,...	Gyula Benczúr Gyula Benczúr Gyula Benczúr was a Hungarian painter and pedagogue. He won international success with his first few paintings, winning several competitions. He assisted Karl von Piloty with the frescoes of Maximilianeum and Rathaus in Munich. He also illustrated books by the great German writer, Friedrich... 's painting: "Baptism of Vajk"	Millennium Millennium A millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years —from the Latin phrase , thousand, and , year—often but not necessarily related numerically to a particular dating system....  of the state establishment	20 August 2000	20 August 2000