Belgian franc
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.
40 Belgian francs (1835) | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | BEF |
| Unit | |
| Unit | franc |
| Plural | francs (French) frank (Dutch) |
| 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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