Money of Hungary

country Monetary unit - forint (HUF). The national currency quotation.

In 1946 the forint (from ital became monetary unit of Hungary. fiorin). Before in the country the Hungarian krone declared since 1918 instead of Austro-Hungarian krone went. In November, 1928 it was changed with new monetary unit penge (veng. pengo - a hard coin), existed till August, 1st, 1946.

Hungary - one of the first East Europe countries followed a market path. On segodnyshny put the country has fairly steady convertible currency. On the eve of new 1997 it has been declared exhaustion of a new series of folding money of Hungary. On notes with nominal values from 100 to 10000 forints portraits of various figures of people's liberation war of the Hungarian people - from the first king Sacred Ishtvana to Lajosha Koshuta are replicated.

Importation and outflow of foreign exchange in Hungary is not restricted. The domestic currency it is possible to inferred no more than 10000 forints tysjacheforintovymi notes.

Today it is possible to go To Hungary as from cash HARD CURRENCY, payment cards, and with traveller's cheques (Thomas Cook, Visa, American Express, Thomas Cook/Master Card, etc.) Which can be acquired in the Russian jars. From the point of view of customs rules, traveller's cheques differ nothing from cash currency. They also should be declared, and for the sum from above 500  US dollars - to present the inquiry. Safety of the traveller's cheque much more above: at cashing on it the certificate is presented, and it is necessary to replicate the signature (therefore cotter loss yet does not mean loss of money). Traveller's cheque acquisition predpolaget pristine expenditure - alas, for exchange always it is necessary to pay. At their purchasing in the Moscow jars of loss of the tourist will compound to 2  percent (deficits still will be big at them pokukpe bank anatropicly). Will take commissions as well at cashing in inostrannnom to a jar. Almost all jars of the Eastern Europe pay for cotters at lower heading, rather than for HARD CURRENCY. Lost-free it is possible to manage if to cash in offices of that settlement system which releases your aspect of the cotter.

To Exchange HARD CURRENCY in Hungary it is possible in jars and OTR - savings banks (phylum of our Savings Bank), and also in special intercharge points - Vaci utca. In the latter case be ready and to the worst heading, and charging commission. Losses at an exchange of cash currency in private intercharge points can is attained to 10 percent.

The General rule: to change it is necessary so much, how much you will spend. The anatropic exchange is very unprofitable in view of very high heading of sale in Hungary inostrannnoj currencies.

At an exchange in Hungary of traveller's cheques not on the domestic currency, and on HARD CURRENCY, for example, at purchasing avia-and railway tickets - here them do not sell foreigners for forints, or of consular due disbursement at reception of the visa of the third country, of some other services - jars will take from 6 to extortionate 15  percent.

Exists to Hungary and the parallel black currency market. However to use its services without the conforming qualification categorically not rekomenduetja. A significant part of street money changers (if not the majority), earn a daily bread not so much exchange, how much sleight of hand.