Hungarian Mint

Hungarian Mint
Government-owned company
Industry Coin and medal production
Founded 1001
1925 as the Royal Hungarian State Mint
Headquarters Budapest, Hungary
Area served
 Hungary
Products Coins
Medals
Owner Hungarian National Bank
Website www.penzvero.hu

The Hungarian Mint (Hungarian: Magyar Pénzverő) is a government owned mint that produces circulating coins for Hungary. As a private company the mint is wholly owned by the Hungarian National Bank and is the sole body responsible for minting coins of the Hungarian forint. As well as minting circulating coins for use domestic the mint also produces a range of commemorative coins and manufacturers medals.

History

The origin of the mint can be traced back to the foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary when under King Stephen I silver denar were minted bearing his name.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hungary (997-1526)". medievalcoinage.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Bartlett 2003.
  3. ↑ "The thousand-year coinage in Hungary". Hungarian Mint (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 October 2017.

Bibliography

  • Bartlett, Robert (2003). The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change 950 - 1350. Penguin. ISBN 978-0140154092.
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