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Coinage in the Kingdom of Hungary
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[1] 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.
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The minting of coins was from the beginning a royal prerogative in the Kingdom of Hungary.[2] The first Hungarian coins were struck during the reign of Stephen I who was crowned the first king of Hungary in 1000 or 1001.[2][3] His coins were minted after Bavarian patterns.[3][4]