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MONEY The monetary unit of Hungary is the euro (), a currency shared by 25 other European Union countries. The euro id divided into 100 cents (¢). The denominations of euro bills are 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50¢ and 1 and 2. Travellers' cheques and convertible currency can be changed in banks, post offices, travel offices and hotels, and credit cards are in increasing use, but by no means everywhere. |
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