Coinage in the Kingdom of Hungary

Stephen's gold coin

The coinage in the Kingdom of Hungary (the minting and use of coins) started during the reign of Stephen I who was crowned the first king of Hungary in 1000 or 1001.

The minting of coins was from the beginning a royal prerogative in the Kingdom of Hungary. The first Hungarian coins were struck during the reign of Stephen I who was crowned the first king of Hungary in 1000 or 1001. His coins were minted after Bavarian patterns.

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