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Hungarian forint: research record

Evidence coverage: 1946–1946. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Hungarian forint

HUF · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1946; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Hungarian pengőcurrency replacement · 1946
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Unit and issue records 1 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Forint — endpoint research dossierFTM000687 · C513
Monetary history 1 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

1 August 1946Currency reform

Hungary introduced the forint monetary system on 1 August 1946.

C513
Evidence & research notes 2 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C513

Hungary introduced the forint monetary system on 1 August 1946.

Magyar Nemzeti Bank · Invalid banknote since 1946 Citation S248 · Open source ↗

Introductory history sentence

Supported C1121

Hungary’s 1946 stabilization replaced the pengő with the forint.

Magyar Nemzeti Bank · 70 years of the forint: from hyperinflation to price stability Citation S534 · Open source ↗

Post-war inflation and introduction of the forint

Source access and limitations

Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.

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