A guide to the validity dates of forint banknotes
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The validity of the Hungarian forint banknotes tends to change from time to time. Here is a short guide about for how long you can pay with each banknote.
The new one thousand forints banknote was revealed, so only the five hundred remains unchanged as of yet. On that occasion, Napi.hu has concluded a short tutorial about for how long each of the six banknotes of Hungary will be valid.
Five hundred
The pink banknote with the portrait of Prince Ferenc Rákóczi II is the only one of the six that does not have a new version, so it is still valid everywhere.
One thousand
The new one thousand banknote was just introduced, and though it is already a lawful currency, it will appear on the market only in March. The central bank has declared that all the old one thousands must be accepted until October 2018. After that, the usual script is to be followed: until the end of October 2021, banks and post offices exchange old banknotes for new ones, and they can also be exchanged at the Hungarian National Bank until October 2038.
Two thousand
The deadline for the acceptance of the old brown two thousands has expired in July. They are not valid anywhere from August. The script mentioned above is already in progress in this case: banks and post offices exchange these banknotes for new ones until the end of July 2020. The central bank will do the same until the end of July 2037.
