What is Hungarian forint?
{{Infobox currency | currency_name_in_local = {{native name|hu|Magyar forint|italic=no}} | image_1 = Uj forintok.png | image_title_1 = The banknotes of the Hungarian forint | image_2 = | image_title_2 = The coins of the Hungarian forint | iso_code = HUF | iso_number = 348 | iso_exponent = 2 | issuing_authority = [[Hungarian National Bank]] | date_of_introduction = 1 August 1946 | using_countries = {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary]] | inflation_rate = 7.9% (January 2022) | inflation_source_date = https://www.ksh.hu/ | subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|100}} | subunit_name_1 = [[fillér]] | subunit_inline_note_1 = (defunct) | symbol = Ft | plural = forintok {{small|(nominative only)}} | frequently_used_coins = 5&nbsp;Ft, 10&nbsp;Ft, 20&nbsp;Ft, 50&nbsp;Ft, 100&nbsp;Ft, 200&nbsp;Ft | coin_article = Coins of the Hungarian forint | used_banknotes = 500&nbsp;Ft, 1000&nbsp;Ft, 2000&nbsp;Ft, 5000&nbsp;Ft, 10,000&nbsp;Ft, 20,000&nbsp;Ft | banknote_article = Banknotes of the Hungarian forint | printer = Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. Budapest | mint = Hungarian Mint Ltd. }} The '''forint''' (sign Ft; code HUF) is the [[currency]] of [[Hungary]]. It was formerly divided into 100 fillér, but fillér coins are no longer in [[wikt:circulation|circulation]]. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step in the post-[[World War II]] stabilisation of the Hungarian economy, and the currency remained relatively stable until the 1980s. Transition to a market economy in the early 1990s made the forint less valuable; [[inflation]] peaked at 35% in 1991. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1395135.stm BBC News] Hungary lifts last currency restrictions. 18 June 2001</ref> As a member of the [[European Union]], the long-term aim of the Hungarian government may be to [[Hungary and the euro|replace]] the forint with the [[euro]], although under the current government there is no target date for adopting the euro.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Szakacs|first=Gergely|date=2021-10-18|title=Hungary's new opposition PM candidate wants stronger ties w