Hungarian forint
magyar forint · In circulation in Hungary
- ISO code
- HUF
- Symbol
- Ft
- Minor unit
- 100
- Notes
- 6
- Coins
- 6
- Issued by
- Hungarian National Bank
Notes and coins in circulation
- Ft500
- Ft1,000
- Ft2,000
- Ft5,000
- Ft10,000
- Ft20,000
The Hungarian forint’s largest current denomination is Ft20,000, worth about $63.36: the 34th most valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Colours are the issuer’s own. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
| Notes | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| Ft500 | red | 154 × 70 |
| Ft1,000 | blue | 154 × 70 |
| Ft2,000 | brown | 154 × 70 |
| Ft5,000 | yellow | 154 × 70 |
| Ft10,000 | purple | 154 × 70 |
| Ft20,000 | green | 154 × 70 |
| Coins | Colour | Size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| Ft5 | not recorded | not recorded |
| Ft10 | not recorded | not recorded |
| Ft20 | not recorded | not recorded |
| Ft50 | not recorded | not recorded |
| Ft100 | not recorded | not recorded |
| Ft200 | not recorded | not recorded |
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 HUF = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.00317 USD | 315.63 HUF |
| EUR | 0.00276 EUR | 362.07 HUF |
| GBP | 0.00237 GBP | 422.11 HUF |
| INR | 0.3037 INR | 3.29 HUF |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
Practical guides
Tools
What exchanging costs →
Paste the rate you were quoted and see the gap against mid-market.
Do I need to declare it? →
Both legs of any route: where you leave and where you arrive.
Is a torn note still valid? →
How much must survive, and who pays out.
How big is a Hungarian forint note? →
Drawn to scale against a bank card, and against any other currency.
One-page cash sheet →
Notes, border limits and damaged-note rules, on a page you can fold.
Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Hungarian National Bank · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Hungarian forint (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary
- Banknotes of the Hungarian forint (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary