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In 1851, the National Bank of Belgium began issuing paper money, in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 francs. 1, 2 and 5 franc notes were introduced in 1914. The Société générale de Belgique issued paper money in the German-occupied areas between 1915 and 1918 in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 20, 100 and 1000 francs.
The 2 franc coin was minted by the United States in 1944 in preparation for the Allied liberation of Belgium. An Allied Occupation Issue , this coin was minted at the Philadelphia Mint with the blank planchets of the 1943 steel cent [ 10 ] Some of these coins have a slightly different weight, and thus their blank planchets would have been ...
Hendrik Geeraert Hendrik Geeraert Square in Nieuwpoort Hendrik Geeraert on the 1000 franc banknote. Hendrik Geeraert (15 July 1863, Nieuwpoort, Belgium – 17 January 1925, Bruges) was a Belgian folk hero who, during the interwar period, came to symbolize the Belgian resistance movement against the German forces in World War I.
10,000 Belgian francs (2,000 belgas) of 1929 (obverse). Middle and dark tones adjusted to compensate for fading. Date: 1929: Source: Museum of Belgian National Bank: Author: National Bank of Belgium: Permission (Reusing this file)
The zaire was introduced on 23 June 1967, at a rate of one zaire = 1000 Congolese francs = 100 Belgian francs. This gives an implicit exchange rate of US$2 per zaire. Between 1971 and 1976, the zaire was pegged to the U.S. dollar with an exchange rate of Z0.50 to US$1.
The sale of the sugar factory at Waterloo proved very difficult. Even in September 1850 it was still advertized. By then the price asked for the buildings and 27 hectares of land was down to 125,000 francs. [7] On 18 February 1851, the liquidation was completed. The shareholders received a final payment of 53 francs 11 centimes per share.
A new company "Sucreries centrales de Wanze" was then founded. It got a share capital of 2,000,000 Francs divided in 4,000 privileged shares of 500 Francs and 4,000 shares without a designated value. [8] The executive board consisted of Paul Wittouck; Alban Poulet, banker, and Baron Gustave Mincé du Fontbaré. [9]
The 5-franc notes were replaced by coins in 1949, followed by the 10-franc notes in 1971, the 20-franc notes in 1980 and the 50-franc notes in 1987. In 1985, the Institut Monétaire Luxembourgeois took over paper money issuance from the government and issued the first post-war 1000-franc notes (€24.79). These were followed by 100-franc notes ...