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500 Forint
| Issuer | Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 2018-2022 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in rose-red tones and presents an intaglio vignette of Sárospatak Castle, its medieval keep and Renaissance wing set amid lush garden terracing and trees. At lower right, a circular coin medallion bearing a seated figure is inset into the composition, while a latent text underprint in light teal fills the upper centre field. The inscription A SÁROSPATAKI VÁR appears at upper left, the denomination ÖTSZÁZ FORINT in large sans-serif letters runs along the bottom, and the MNB monogram and numerals 500 appear at the upper corners. |
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| Protection description | On the left, a portrait watermark of Ferenc Rákóczi II with the denomination numeral 500 below; an embedded security thread runs vertically through the note; a latent image element is visible in the upper centre field of the reverse under oblique light; colour-shifting ink is applied to selected denomination numerals. |
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The Magyar Pénzjegynyomda has printed Hungarian banknotes since 1925, and this note is entirely domestically produced — design, engraving, and manufacture all done in Budapest. Károly Vagyóczky's intaglio work on the obverse continues a strong tradition of in-house engraving that the printing company has maintained for decades, unusual for a mid-denomination note in a currency that few central banks bother to produce entirely at home.
The P#202 series ran through 2022, after which updated security revisions prompted a new catalogue designation.