Hungary
Hungary new sig/date (2019) 10,000-forint note (B591c) confirmed
14 02, 2019 09:09 Category: Europe
Like B591b, but new date (2019) and new signatures. Prefix HA.
Courtesy of Ilkka Malmi.
Hungary new 500-forint note (B587.5) confirmed introduced 01.02.2019
12 02, 2019 10:55 Category: Europe
According to a press release dated 3 July 2018, the new 500-forint notes will enter circulation on 1 February 2019, although they were declared legal tender from 4 July 2018.
Like B581, but new color scheme and improved security features.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson, Claudio Marana, and Ilkka Malmi.
Like B581, but new color scheme and improved security features.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson, Claudio Marana, and Ilkka Malmi.
Hungary new date (2018) 1,000-forint note (B588b) confirmed
29 05, 2018 08:12 Category: Europe
Like B588a, but new date (2018). Prefix DB.
Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (
Hungary chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
27 10, 2017 07:12 Category: The Banknote Book | Europe
The Hungary chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
This 38-page catalog covers notes issued by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank) from 1926 to present. Published 27 October 2017.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Hungary new date (2017) 5,000-forint note (B590b) confirmed
12 10, 2017 20:05 Category: Europe
Like B590a, but new date (2017). Prefix BC.
Courtesy of Brian Evans.
Hungary upgraded 1,000-forint note (B588) confirmed introduced 01.03.2018
04 03, 2018 08:01 Category: Europe
According to a press release, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank unveiled a new 1,000-forint note with enhanced security features to be introduced 1 March 2018. The existing notes of the same denomination will be withdrawn starting 1 November 2018, and will be demonetized 1 November 2038.
Courtesy of Ilkka Malmi, Antje Bird, and Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).
Courtesy of Ilkka Malmi, Antje Bird, and Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).
Hungary new date (2017) 20,000-forint note (B592c) confirmed
22 05, 2017 12:06 Category: Europe
Like B592b, but new date (2017). Prefix GA.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Austria-Hungary chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
19 05, 2017 09:14 Category: The Banknote Book | Europe
The Austria-Hungary chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
This 14-page catalog covers notes issued by the Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Bank (Austro-Hungarian Bank) from 1880 to 1918. Published 19 May 2017.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
Subscribe to The Banknote Book
If you collect the entire world or a large number of countries, buying a subscription is the best deal because it's less expensive than buying chapters individually, and it entitles you to every chapter currently available as well as everything published—or revised (click here to see the Change Log)—during the term of your subscription.
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Hungary new 2,000- and 5,000-forint notes confirmed
05 03, 2017 11:01 Category: Europe
According to a press release, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank introduced new 2,000- and 5,000-forint notes into circulation on 1 March 2017, although they were declared legal tender from 15 November 2016. Existing notes of the same denominations will circulate in parallel until 31 July 2017, after which time they will be withdrawn, but will not be demonetized until 31 July 2037. A new 1,000-forint note is planned for the second half of 2017.
The new notes have enhanced security features.
Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online), Szilard Szemere, and Ilkka Malmi.
The new notes have enhanced security features.
Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online), Szilard Szemere, and Ilkka Malmi.
Hungary new 20,000-forint note (B592) confirmed
25 10, 2016 08:33 Category: Europe
Like B586, but with new color scheme and updated security features.
Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.
Hungary new 20,000-forint note (B592) confirmed introduced 14.12.2015
14 12, 2015 22:56 Category: Europe
According to a press release dated 25 September 2015, on 14 December 2015 the Magyar Nemzeti Bank will introduce a new 20,000-forint note like the existing issues (B586), which will circulate in parallel through 2016, then be withdrawn at an undisclosed date. The new notes feature a revised color scheme and design on front, and additional security features, including OVI ornament, electrotype watermark, and UV printing of a man and woman with parasol.
20,000 forint (US$107)
Green, orange, blue, and yellow. Front: Coat of arms; gold-to-green OVI ornament; Deák Ferenc (Minister of Justice Ferenc Deák de Kehida). Back: Az Ideiglenes Magyar Képviselóház Pesten (The Provisional Assembly of Hungary in Budapest) building with flag, trees, strolling couples, and statue of bust. Holographic stripe. Solid security thread with demetalized MNB 20000. Watermark: Deák Ferenc and electrotype 20000. Printer: (Pénzjegynyomda Rt.). 154 x 70 mm.
a. 2015. Intro: 14.12.2015.
Courtesy of Johnny Mollindo, Cleo Phas, and
on eBay.
20,000 forint (US$107)
Green, orange, blue, and yellow. Front: Coat of arms; gold-to-green OVI ornament; Deák Ferenc (Minister of Justice Ferenc Deák de Kehida). Back: Az Ideiglenes Magyar Képviselóház Pesten (The Provisional Assembly of Hungary in Budapest) building with flag, trees, strolling couples, and statue of bust. Holographic stripe. Solid security thread with demetalized MNB 20000. Watermark: Deák Ferenc and electrotype 20000. Printer: (Pénzjegynyomda Rt.). 154 x 70 mm.
a. 2015. Intro: 14.12.2015.
Courtesy of Johnny Mollindo, Cleo Phas, and
Hungary new sig/date (2015) 1,000-forint note (B582e) confirmed
20 05, 2015 09:24 Category: Europe
Like B582d, but new date (2015) and signatures (György Matolcsy and Ádám Balog).
Courtesy of Róbert Szajkó.
Hungary new date (2015) 10,000-forint note (B591b) confirmed
24 02, 2015 09:39 Category: Europe
Like B591a, but new date (2015).
Courtesy of Róbert Szajkó.
Hungary new 5,000-forint note (B587) reported
09 10, 2014 08:25 Category: Europe
This undated, unsigned, and unnumbered 5,000-forint note is similar to P199. I personally examined the note at the recent show in Valkenburg and can confirm that it is intaglio printed on high-quality security paper complete with watermarks, holographic stripe, and other security features.
Rumor was that a pack of unfinished notes was stolen from the printer (Pénzjegynyomda Rt.) and that this denomination will be issued shortly as the second member of the new note family started with the introduction of the 10,000-forint on 2 September 2014.
However, I recently received the following email from the bank's Communication and Protocol Department: "The undated, unsigned, and unnumbered 5,000-forint note published on your website is a trial print of the previous years used for testing purposes, representing no value. This banknote specimen is not part of the new forint banknote series issued by Magyar Nemzeti Bank (the central bank of Hungary)."
Hungary new 10,000-forint note (B591) confirmed
18 12, 2014 06:50 Category: Europe
On 2 September 2014, the Magyar Nemze Bank released a revised 10,000-forint note (B591) like the current issue (B585), but with new color scheme and updated security features. This is the first denomination to be revised, but the bank intends to update all denominations by 2018.
Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).
Hungary new sig/date (2013) 500-forint note (B581e) confirmed
09 07, 2013 08:21 Category: Europe
Like B581d, but new date (2013) and new signatures (György Matolcsy and Ádám Balog).
Courtesy of G. Scheidl.
Hungary new date (2013) 2,000-forint note (B583d) confirmed
07 07, 2013 10:38 Category: Europe
Hungary new date (2013) 2,000-forint note (B583d) confirmed
10 04, 2013 08:20 Category: Europe
Hungary new date (2012) 1,000-forint note (B582d) confirmed
13 02, 2013 11:45 Category: Europe
Hungary new date (2012) 10,000-forint note (B585c) confirmed
23 03, 2012 11:10 Category: Europe
Like B585b, but new date (2012).
Courtesy of Szilard Szemere.
Hungary turns cash to ash
11 03, 2012 09:14 Category: Europe
According to an article on BBC dated 8 March 2012, Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary) has come up with a unqiue way of getting rid of old banknotes. It compresses shredded notes into blocks containing $20,000 worth of old forint notes, then gives the blocks to charities to burn as heating fuel.
Courtesy of Aidan Work.
Courtesy of Aidan Work.
Hungary new date (2011) 500-forint note (B581d) confirmed
07 07, 2011 09:12 Category: Europe
Hungary new date (2011) 1,000-forint note (B582c) confirmed
28 06, 2011 08:50 Category: Europe
Hungary new sig/date (2010) 500-forint note (B581c) confirmed
03 03, 2011 10:42 Category: Europe
Like B581b, but new signatures and date (2010).
Courtesy of Mikhail "Mike" Prizov.
Hungary new 2,000-forint note (B583) confirmed
15 05, 2010 10:24 Category: Europe
Like B574, but new date, new signatures, and Omron rings.
Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.
Hungary new date (2010) 1,000-, 2,000-, and 5,000-forint notes confirmed
06 09, 2010 10:01 Category: Europe
1,000 forint (US$4.50), 2010. Like B582a, but new date, new signatures, and Omron rings.
2,000 forint (US$9.05), 2010. Like B583b, but new date, new signatures (as above), and Omron rings.
5,000 forint (US$22.60), 2010. Like B584a, but new date, new signatures (as above), and Omron rings.
Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer and Szilard Szemere.
Hungary new date (2009) 10,000-forint note (B585b) confirmed
07 12, 2009 07:56 Category: Europe
Hungary to replace 200-forint note with coin on 15.11.2009
18 09, 2009 08:19 Category: Europe
On 15 June 2009, Magyar Nemzeti Bank issued a new 200-forint (US$1) coin which will replace the banknote of the same denomination beginning 15 November 2009, after which time the notes will remain redeemable for 20 years.
Hungary new date (2008) 2,000-forint note (B583b) confirmed
07 07, 2009 08:35 Category: Europe
Hungary new 20,000-forint note (B586) with Omron rings confirmed
26 06, 2009 11:43 Category: Europe
Like B577, but new dates, new signatures, and Omron rings.
Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.
Hungary new 10,000-forint note (B582) with Omron rings confirmed
26 06, 2009 06:38 Category: Europe
Hungary new 5,000-forint note (B584) with Omron rings confirmed
25 06, 2009 11:13 Category: Europe
Hungary new 500-forint note (B581) with Omron rings confirmed
25 06, 2009 11:07 Category: Europe
Like B570e, but new date (2007), new signatures, and Omron rings.
This appears to be the earliest date of this denomination with Omron rings. However, this denomination was subsequently issued dated 2008 in varieties with and without Omron rings.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Hungary issues notes revised with Omron rings
20 04, 2009 07:37 Category: Europe
500 forint (US$2.15), 2008. Like Pick 188, but new date, new signatures, and Omron rings added to front and back in watermark field.
The 500-forint notes dated 2008 without Omron rings were issued bearing prefixes EA, EB, EC, ED. It appears the bank is resetting the prefixes back to EA for the newer issues.
1,000 forint (US$4.30), 2009. Like Pick 195, but new date, new signatures, Omron rings added to front and back in watermark field, black serial numbers instead of red ones, and a silver-holographic security thread instead of a golden-holographic one.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Hungary new sig/date (2008) 500-forint note (B581b) confirmed
20 11, 2008 07:48 Category: Europe
Like B581a, but new date (2008) and new signatures (Dr. Karvalits Ferenc; Simor András; Dr. Király Júlia).
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Hungary new date (2007) 20,000-forint note (B577e) confirmed
03 01, 2008 07:41 Category: Europe
Like B577d, but new date (2007) and new signatures (Henrik Auth, Zsigmond Járai, Surányi György).
Courtesy of Kevin Klauss.
Hungary issues new 500-forint commemorative note (B580)
20 10, 2006 10:34 Category: Europe | Commemorative
B580: 500 forint, 2006. Issued 20.10.2006, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution and war of independence. Front like B570, but new back with Parliament building, the tri-color national flag with a hole, registration device, and three dots in upper right-hand corner for the partially sighted. Watermark contains inscription of “50. EVFORDULO 1956. OCTOBER 23.”
Courtesy of Magyar Nemzeti Bank, banknoteshop@gmx.net, and Cleophas Elmakias Schockemohle.
Hungary new dates (2005 and 2006) 1,000-forint notes (B573a/b) confirmed
21 12, 2006 09:54 Category: Europe
1,000 forint (US$5.25), 2005. Issued April 10, 2006. Like B572, but new dates, new signatures (Péter Adamecz, Zsigmond Járai, Dr. György Surányi), copper holographic stripe, and iridescent stripe.
1,000 forint (US$5.25), 2006. Issued April 10, 2006. Like B573a, but new dates, new signatures (Henrik Auth, Zsigmond Járai, Dr. György Surányi), copper holographic stripe, and iridescent stripe.
Courtesy of Magyar Nemzeti Bank and banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Hungary new sig/date (2006) 5,000-forint note (B576c) confirmed
23 12, 2006 09:39 Category: Europe
Like B575b, but new date (2006) and new signatures (Péter Adamecz, Zsigmond Járai, Dr. György Surányi).
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Hungary new date (2006) 10,000-forint note (B576h) confirmed
23 12, 2006 09:39 Category: Europe
Like B576g, but new date (2006) and new signatures (Péter Adamecz, Zsigmond Járai, Dr. György Surányi).
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Hungary new sig/date (2007) 1,000-forint note (B573c) confirmed
11 10, 2007 13:05 Category: Europe
Like B573b, but new date (2007) and new signatures (Dr. Karvalits Ferenc; Simor András; Dr. Király Júlia).
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Hungary new sig/date (2007) 200-forint note (B568h) confirmed
30 09, 2007 12:15 Category: Europe
Like B568g, but new date (2007) and new signatures.
Courtesy of Michael Reissner.
