Hungarian Mint

{{Short description|Government which produces coins by a government in Hungary}}

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| image_caption=The Hungarian Mint building in Budapest

| type = Government-owned company

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| area_served = Hungary

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| industry = Coin and medal production

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| products = Coins
Medals

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| owner = Hungarian National Bank

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| foundation = 1001
1925 as the Royal Hungarian State Mint

| location_city = Budapest

| location_country = Hungary

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| homepage = {{url|www.penzvero.hu}}

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The Hungarian Mint ({{langx|hu|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.{{cite web|title=Hungary (997-1526)|url=http://www.medievalcoinage.com/gallery/hungary.htm|website=medievalcoinage.com|accessdate=19 October 2017}}{{sfn|Bartlett|2003}}{{cite web|title=The thousand-year coinage in Hungary|url=https://penzvero.hu/history.html?USID=g269sj7i0higf1f19mjnneg5r3|website=Hungarian Mint|accessdate=19 October 2017|language=Hungarian}} The denar remained the leading denomination in the country for the next three centuries, alongside the Obolus.