Budapest Currency
Hungarian Money & the Budapest currency
Hungary's and subsequently the currency of Budapest is the forint, abbreviated as ‘Ft' and ‘HUF'.
Hungarian Currency Photo
The Hungarian Forint typically converts at approximately 250 to the €, 356 to the ₤ and 174 to the $.
There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 Ft.
Notes come in seven denominations: 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 and 20000 Ft.
200 Ft: On the front, it bears the portrait of King Róbert Károly: denomination both in figures and in writing with the following safety features: a hidden picture, see-through registration and serial numbers. On the back are the Diósgyőr Castle (in Miskolc): the denomination, the see-through registration and a device to assist the partially sighted. Certain patterns of the drawing fluoresce under ultra-violet light on both the front and the back of the note.
500 Ft: On the front, it bears the portrait of Ferenc Rákóczi II.: denomination both in figures and in writing with the following safety features: a hidden picture, see-through registration and serial numbers. From 1 February 2001, the National Bank of Hungary issued a new 500 forint banknote introducing optically variable ink as a new security feature. On the back is the view of Sárospatak Castle: the denomination, the see-through registration and a device to assist the partially sighted. As it emerges from the multi-colour drawings the ink layer is tactile. Certain patterns of the drawings fluoresce under ultraviolet light on both the front and the back of the note.
1 000 Ft: On the front, it bears the portrait of the famous Hungarian King, Matthias Corvinus: denomination both in figures and in writing with the following safety features: a hidden picture, see-through registration and serial numbers. On the back is the Hercules Fountain and a decorated initial in Corvina style: the denomination, the see-through registration and a device to assist the partially sighted. Certain patterns of the drawings fluoresce under ultra-violet light on both the front and the back of the note.
2 000 Ft: On the front, it bears the portrait of Gábor Bethlen: denomination both in figures and in writing with the following safety features: holographic metal strip, a hidden picture, see-through registration and serial numbers. On the back are the Prince among his scientists: the denomination, the see-through registration and a device to assist the partially sighted. Certain patterns of the drawings fluoresce under ultra-violet light on both the front and the back of the note.
5 000 Ft: On the front, it bears the portrait of Count István Széchenyi: denomination both in figures and in writing with the following safety features: holographic metal strip, a hidden picture, see-through registration and serial numbers. On the back is the view of the Széchenyi Mansion in Nagycenk: the denomination, the see-through registration and a device to assist the partially sighted. Certain patterns of the drawings fluoresce under ultra-violet light on both the front and the back of the note.
10 000 Ft: On the front, it bears the portrait of Stephen, the first Hungarian King: denomination both in figures and in writing with the following safety features: holographic metal strip, a hidden picture, see-through registration and serial numbers. On the back are a view of Esztergom: the denomination, the see-through registration and a device to assist the partially sighted. Certain patterns of the drawings fluoresce under ultra-violet light on both the front and the back of the note.
20 000 Ft: On the front, it bears the portrait of Ferenc Deák: denomination both in figures and in writing, the bank title Magyar Nemzeti Bank, the coat-of-arms of the Republic, a hidden picture, see-through registration and serial numbers. On the back is the view of the old House of Commons: the OVI (Optically variable ink) rosette, the denomination, the see-through registration and a device to assist the partially sighted. Certain patterns of the drawings fluoresce under ultra-violet light on both the front and the back of the note. Paying by credit card is not the routine experience it is in much of the West. Cards are accepted by most tourist-related businesses such as restaurants and travel agencies, but often not in museums, supermarkets and train or bus stations.
