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100 Forint
| Issuer | Hungarian Mint (Magyar Pénzverő Zrt.), Budapest |
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| Year | 1992-1998 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1992 BP. - In Sets only - 2,000 1992 BP. - Proof - 1,000 1993 BP. - - 924,500 1993 BP. - In sets - 1993 BP. - Proof - 30,000 1994 BP. - - 7,861,005 1994 BP. - In sets - 1994 BP. - Proof - 15,000 1995 BP. - - 27,485,000 1995 BP. - In sets - 1995 BP. - Proof - 15,000 1996 BP. - - 6,210,000 1996 BP. - In sets - 1996 BP. - Proof - 10,000 1997 BP. - In Sets only - 7,000 1997 BP. - Proof - 3,000 1998 BP. - In Sets only - 7,000 1998 BP. - Proof - 3,000 |
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Hungary's post-communist monetary reform of 1992 introduced a redesigned circulating series intended to shed the iconography of the People's Republic era. The 100 forint occupied an awkward position in that reform — large enough to matter in daily transactions, yet rapidly eroded by inflation that continued well into the decade, shrinking its practical purchasing power to near irrelevance before the series ended.
The nickel brass composition was a deliberate compromise, balancing vending machine compatibility against production cost.