Belgian franc
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Key facts
- 1
- 40.3399 francs
- Code
- BEF
- Unit
- franc
- Plural
- francs ( French ) , frank ( Dutch ) , franken ( German )
- Symbol
- fr.
- 1 100
- centime ( French ) , centiem ( Dutch ) , Centime ( German )
- Centime french centiem dutch centime ger
- centimes ( French ) , centiem ( Dutch )
- Freq used
- 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 fr.
- Rarely used
- 10,000 fr.
- Date of introduction
- 5 June 1832
- User s
- None, previously:, Belgium , Luxembourg (alongside Luxembourgish Franc )
- Central bank
- National Bank of Belgium
- Website
- www .nbb .be
- Printer
- National Bank of Belgium
- Mint
- National Bank of Belgium
- Since
- 13 March 1979
- Fixed rate since
- 31 December 1998
- Replaced by euro non cash
- 1 January 1999
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
The Belgian franc 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, or centime in French and German.
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