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Belgian franc
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Dutch guilder Belgian franc
1832–1833Documented0.4725 Dutch guilder = 1 Belgian franc1 Belgian franc = 47¼ Netherlands cents; conversion of earlier florin obligations under article 25, not a universal coin tariff.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Florentine gold-florin reckoning Rhenish gold-gulden reckoning
Evidence period: 1350–1386DocumentedA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Rhenish gold-gulden reckoning Dutch guilder
Evidence period: 1408–1526QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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Belgian francSuccessor or branchEUR
Euro1999Documented40.3399 Belgian franc = 1 EUR
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Belgian francSuccessor or branch1999
EuroDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 1 connection
Belgian franc Euro
1999Documented40.3399 Belgian franc = 1 EURPublished BEF units per one euro. This terminal scale is not interchangeable with earlier redenomination epochs.
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