Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money (Hungarian: forint papírpénz) is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the inflation which raised needs for higher denominations. Recently commemorative banknotes were issued as well.
1946 Series
In 1946, the first series of forint banknotes were put into circulation with the denominations of 10 Ft and 100 Ft. As a consequence of their poor quality (offset printing), many counterfeit appeared in a short time.
1947 Series
From 1947, a second series of banknotes were designed and put into circulation. These banknotes were printed until 1996 with different coat of arms.
Recent series
Between 1997 and 2001, a new series of banknotes were issued with improved security features...