Belgian franc

Belgian franc
Belgische frank (Dutch) ; Franc belge (French); Belgischer Franken (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.nbb.be
Printer	National Bank of Belgium
Website	www.nbb.be
Mint	National Bank of Belgium
Website	www.nbb.be
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.

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.
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