The
fillér was the name of various small change
coins throughout
Hungarian history. It was the subdivision of the
Austro-Hungarian and the
Hungarian korona, the
pengo and the
forint. The name derives from the
German word
Vierer that means 'number four' in
English. Originally it was the name of the four-
Kreuzer coin. Due to significant inflation that took place after the fall of Communism, fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The last fillér coin, worth 50 fillér (0.5 forint) was removed from circulation in 1999. However, it continues to be used in calculations, for example in the price of petrol (e.g. 310.9 HUF), or in the prices of telephone calls.