Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)

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The Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) was Belgium’s national currency aligned with the bimetallic standards and harmonized coinage system of the 19th–20th century Latin Monetary Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical currency
national currency
aim stabilize exchange rates among member countries
alignedWith Latin Monetary Union standards
basedOn French franc model
category Currencies of Belgium
Latin Monetary Union currencies
circulationForm banknotes
coins
coinageSystem harmonized with Latin Monetary Union
country Belgium
currencyOf Belgium
denominationSystem decimal
exchangeParity 1 Belgian franc = 1 French franc (LMU parity)
governedBy Belgian monetary authorities
historicalContext 19th-century European monetary integration
introducedAfter Belgian revolution of 1830
linked to: Belgian Revolution
legalTenderIn Belgium
metalStandard gold
silver
monetaryRegime bimetallism
monetaryStandard bimetallic standard
monetaryUnion Latin Monetary Union
peg French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
period 19th century
20th century
purpose facilitate multilateral convertibility among member states
region Europe
relatedTo French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
Italian lira (Latin Monetary Union)
linked to: Italian lira

Swiss franc (Latin Monetary Union)
linked to: Swiss franc
replacedBy later Belgian franc issues outside LMU framework
standardizedFeatures denominations
fineness
weight
status obsolete currency
subunit centime
subunitRatio 1 franc = 100 centimes
successorCurrency Belgian franc (post–Latin Monetary Union)
typeOf franc-denominated currency
usedBy Belgian government
Belgian private sector
usedFor domestic payments in Belgium
international trade within Latin Monetary Union
usedIn Belgium

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French franc (Latin Monetary Union) referenceForExchangeRates Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
Euro replacedCurrency Belgian franc
linked to: Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
euro replacedCurrency Belgian franc
linked to: Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union) fixedExchangeWith Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) successorCurrency Belgian franc (post–Latin Monetary Union)
linked to: Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
Luxembourgish franc usedAlongside Belgian franc
linked to: Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
Luxembourgish franc peggedTo Belgian franc
linked to: Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
Luxembourgish franc usedAsLegalTenderWith Belgian franc
linked to: Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
Belgian monetary authorities currencyOversight Belgian franc
linked to: Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)