Act CXXXIX of 2013 on the Magyar Nemzeti Bank — Currency

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Binding Hungarian central-bank law governing issue and legal-tender status of official-currency banknotes and coins.

TL;DR:

  • Article 4(2) entitles the MNB to issue banknotes and coins in Hungary’s official currency and makes them legal tender.
  • Article 4(12) makes the issuance task in article 4(2) an exclusive competence of the MNB.
  • The MNB’s current banknotes page confirms the exact forint scope.

Summary

Article 4(2) entitles the Magyar Nemzeti Bank to issue banknotes and coins in Hungary’s official currency and makes them legal tender; Article 4(12) makes that task exclusive to the MNB.