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Five Thousand Forint (In circulation from 1 April 1999)
Print
5000 Forint / előoldal
5000 Forint / hátoldal
Size: 154 mm x 70 mm, colour: white.
On the front, it bears the portrait of Count István Széchenyi, denomination both in figures and in writing, the bank title MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK, certifying signatures,the coat-of-arms of the Republic, and the following safety features: holographic metal strip, a hidden picture, see-through registration and serial numbers.
On the back is the view of the Széchenyi Mansion in Nagycenk, the denomination,the see-through registration and a device to assist the partially sighted.
Intaglio print is used for the important details of the banknote (the portrait the picture on the back, the denominations).
As it emerges from the multi-colour drawings the ink layer is tactile. Certain patterns of the drawings fluoresce under ultra-violet light on both the front and the back of the note.
The banknote, designed by Károly Vagyóczky, are produced by Pénzjegynyomda Rt. (Banknote Printing Co.).
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