Belgian franc
Currency of Belgium from 1832 until 2002 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Belgian franc (Dutch: Belgische frank, French: Franc belge, German: Belgischer Franken) was the currency of the Kingdom of Belgium from 1832 until 2002 when the Euro was introduced. It was subdivided into 100 subunits, each known as a centiem in Dutch, centime in French or a Centime in German.
Quick Facts ISO 4217, Code ...
ISO 4217 | |
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Code | BEF |
Unit | |
Unit | franc |
Plural | francs (French) frank (Dutch)[lower-alpha 1] |
Symbol | fr. |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | centime (French) centiem (Dutch) Centime (German) |
Plural | |
centime (French) centiem (Dutch) Centime (German) | centimes (French) centiem (Dutch) |
Symbol | |
centime (French) centiem (Dutch) Centime (German) | c. |
Banknotes | |
Freq. used | 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 fr. |
Rarely used | 10,000 fr. |
Coins | |
Freq. used | 1, 5, 20, 50 fr. |
Rarely used | 50 centimes |
Demographics | |
Date of introduction | 5 June 1832 |
User(s) | None, previously: Belgium, Luxembourg (alongside Luxembourgish Franc) |
Issuance | |
Central bank | National Bank of Belgium |
Website | www |
Printer | National Bank of Belgium |
Website | www |
Mint | National Bank of Belgium |
Website | www |
Valuation | |
EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) | |
Since | 13 March 1979 |
Fixed rate since | 31 December 1998 |
Replaced by euro, non cash | 1 January 1999 |
Replaced by euro, cash | 1 March 2002 |
1 € = | 40.3399 francs |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
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