forint

Budapest's legal tender

The forint is the basic monetary unit of Hungary, divided into 100 fillér.

The currency dates to 1946, when it replaced the wartime pengő.

The meal cost about three thousand forints.

Abbreviated HUF in international currency markets, or Ft in Hungarian contexts.

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G