Is the 5000 forint bill issued in 1983 still in use?

Answer 1

I was all set to say 'No Way', and then I found this on the Hungary Central bank web site. It appears that they have been withdrawn, but there is still a little time left to redeem them (and I imagine that you have to go to a branch of the central bank to redeem them). The following is the pertinent info from the Hungarian Central Bank web site:

500 forint banknote (issued before 1998)
Date of withdrawal*: 31 August 1999
Exchange deadline**: 31 December 2009

1000 forint banknote (issued before 1998)
Date of withdrawal*: 31 August 1999
Exchange deadline**: 31 December 2009



5000 forint banknote (issued before 1999)
Date of withdrawal*: 26 July 1999
Exchange deadline**: 31 December 2009

* Prior to withdrawal, banknotes issued by MNB shall be accepted at their face value by all persons in transactions which are conducted in the legal tender of Hungary.
**After the exchange deadline banknotes are no longer accepted for exchange by MNB.

MNB exchanges withdrawn banknotes at the following locations during normal office hours of bank cashiers (from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.):

Budapest Cash management
1054 Budapest, Hold u. 7.

Debrecen regional branch office
4026 Debrecen, Hatvan u. 15.

Székesfehérvár regional branch office
8002 Székesfehérvár, Ősz u. 11.

If the Customer sends banknotes withdrawn from circulation to the Bank before the final exchange deadline, by way of registered mail as a special service specifying the content value (hereinafter referred to as: letter containing money or other valuables), the Bank will send the countervalue of banknotes and coins to the Customer by postal money order or bank transfer – in accordance with the Customer’s instructions.