Coins of the Hungarian forint a highly profitable venture that lasted until the machines were reprogrammed. The 50 Forint coin is confused with the UK 50 pence coin by some vending machines in the UK. According to Hungary's new constitution, effective as of 1 January 2012, the country's official name changes from "Magyar Köztársaság" (Republic of Hungary) to "Magyarország" (Hungary). Although Hungary is still a republic, this does not appear anymore on its coinage: from 2012 Hungarian legal tender will bear the country's new official name, "Magyarország". Previously struck coins will remain legal tender. 5, 10 and 20 Forint coins are expected to appear in
European Monetary System with the possibility of individually setting a narrower band with respect to the euro. Denmark and Greece became new members. The ERM-II is sometimes described as "waiting room" for joining the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. In the EMU (stage III) the actual currencies in the participating member states are replaced by euro banknotes and coins; thus, entering the eurozone. European Monetary System European Monetary System (EMS) was an arrangement established in 1979 under the Jenkins European Commission where most nations of the European Economic Community (EEC) linked their currencies to prevent large fluctuations relative to one