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10 000 Forint
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 2001-2007 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | ESZTERGOMI LÁTKÉP H. SATTLER PINX. LENGYEL GY. SC. VAGYÓCZKY K. DEL. (Translation: View of Esztergom) TÍZEZER FORINT 10000 |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread, Latent image, UV fluorescent ink |
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Hungary's 10,000 forint note was introduced in 1997 as the highest denomination in the redesigned series launched after the country's hyperinflation of the 1940s had long since been absorbed into monetary history — though the MNB has never entirely shaken the institutional memory of the 1946 pengő collapse, the worst hyperinflation ever recorded. The 2001–2007 dating on this Pick 192 variant reflects incremental security upgrades rather than a fresh design commission; Vagyóczky's engraved work on the obverse was retained throughout.
Magyar Pénzjegynyomda has handled domestic note production continuously since 1923, which makes Hungary one of relatively few countries to have printed its own currency in-house through both World War occupations and the full communist period.