Hungarian forint (HUF)
3 articlesHungary's national currency is the forint, identified by ISO code HUF and administered by Magyar Nemzeti Bank. Forint banknotes and coins form the cash system, while the fillér survives only as the formal subdivision and is no longer represented by circulating coins. The forint remains separate from the euro and from earlier Hungarian monetary units; its defining features are domestic legal-tender status, HUF-denominated accounts and the central bank's currency-management role.
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