Belgian franc

Belgian franc

Country:	Belgium Belgium
Subdivision:	100 centimes
ISO 4217 code :	BEF
Abbreviation:	fr (bfr)
Exchange rate : (fixed)	1 EUR = 40.3399 BEF 100 BEF = 2.4789 EUR

The Belgian franc or Belgian franc was the currency of Belgium from 1832 to 2001 . In the German-speaking Community of Belgium it was called Franconia , in Germany and Austria it was mostly called Francs . The coins say Frank ( Dutch ) and Franc ( French ), and the banknotes also Francs ( German ).

The sub-unit was the centime , 100 centimes resulted in one franc. The ISO 4217 code is BEF ; The central bank was the National Bank of Belgium , which is now a member of the ECB .

history

The Belgian franc was introduced in 1832. It was created on the model of the French franc and was linked to it in a 1: 1 ratio for a long time, as Belgium was also a member of the Latin Monetary Union .

From 1922 Luxembourg was in a monetary union with Belgium ( UEBL ). The Belgian franc was also the official currency unit in Luxembourg, as was the Luxembourg franc in Belgium. There was a fixed exchange rate of 1: 1.

In 1999 the Belgian franc was replaced by the euro at a ratio of 40.3399: 1 . Initially, the euro was only introduced as book money , and in 2002 also as cash .

Before the introduction of the euro, the following denominations were in circulation:

Coins: 50 centimes, 1, 5, 20, 50 francs
Banknotes: 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 10000 francs

On the 100-franc note of the Beyaert type (1978–1996) it was printed that counterfeiting is punishable by forced labor .

Banknotes






Older banknotes

Coins

The following images show coins from the time of the Latin Monetary Union:

		20 francs (gold, 1871)
		20 francs (silver, 1934)
		5 francs (silver, 1873)
		1 franc (cupernickel 1922)
		10 centimes (cupronickel, 1906)
		5 centimes (bronze, 1856)