Letölthető tartalmakAll about money in Hungary – brit LETÖLTÉS All about money in Hungary – amerikai LETÖLTÉS All about money in Hungary The Hungarian currency is called the forint (Ft or HUF). The name of the forint comes from the city of Florence where gold coins were minted from 1252, called fiorino d’oro. In Hungary, florentinus, also a gold-based currency was used from 1325. From the name florentinus originates the name of florint, the later forint. Today there are coins of 5 Ft, 10 Ft, 20 Ft, 50 Ft, 100 Ft and 200 Ft and banknotes of 500 Ft, 1000 Ft, 2000 Ft, 5000 Ft, 10 000 Ft and 20 000 Ft in circulation. Although the official currency is the Hungarian Forint, you can also pay in other currencies – mostly in Euro – as big hypermarkets, most hotels, petrol stations, certain restaurants and also taxi companies accept Euros. Exchanging money Tourists can change foreign currency either in banks, at certain travel agencies or at exchange kiosks and offices. Exchange kiosks and offices are located in main tourist areas and shopping centres. They also offer better exchange rates than banks. The buy rates are always lower than the sell rates, so people […]
