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  2. Belgian franc - Wikipedia

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    In 1865, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Italy created the Latin Monetary Union [3] (to be joined by Greece in 1868): each would possess a national currency unit (franc, lira, drachma) worth 4.5 g of silver or 290.322 mg of fine gold, all freely exchangeable at a rate of 1:1. In the 1870s the gold value was made the fixed standard, a situation ...

  3. List of currencies in Europe - Wikipedia

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    All de facto present currencies in Europe, and an incomplete list of the preceding currency, are listed here. In Europe, the most commonly used currency is the euro (used by 26 countries); any country entering the European Union (EU) is expected to join the eurozone [ 1 ] when they meet the five convergence criteria. [ 2 ]

  4. Category:Currencies replaced by the euro - Wikipedia

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    This category contains the currencies that were replaced by the euro and directly preceding the euro. Pages in category "Currencies replaced by the euro" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.

  5. History of the euro - Wikipedia

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    Euro Zone inflation. The euro came into existence on 1 January 1999, although it had been a goal of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors since the 1960s. After tough negotiations, the Maastricht Treaty entered into force in 1993 with the goal of creating an economic and monetary union (EMU) by 1999 for all EU states except the UK and Denmark (even though Denmark has a fixed exchange ...

  6. Franc - Wikipedia

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    In 1865, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy created the Latin Monetary Union (to be joined by Spain and Greece in 1868): each would possess a national currency unit (franc, lira, peseta, drachma) worth 4.5 g of silver or 0.290 322 g of gold (fine), all freely exchangeable at a rate of 1:1. In the 1870s the gold value was made the fixed ...

  7. Euro - Wikipedia

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    The definitive values of one euro in terms of the exchange rates at which the currency entered the euro are shown in the table. The rates were determined by the Council of the European Union, [f] based on a recommendation from the European Commission based on the market rates on 31 December 1998.

  8. History of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Belgium was one of the founders of the European Common Market. Between 1999 and 2002, the Euro gradually replaced the Belgian franc (the currency of Belgium since 1830) at the rate of 1 EUR=40.3399 BEF [144] Belgian Euro coins usually depict King Albert II on the obverse.

  9. Belgium - Wikipedia

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    [135] [136] From 1832 until 2002, Belgium's currency was the Belgian franc. Belgium switched to the euro in 2002, with the first sets of euro coins being minted in 1999. The standard Belgian euro coins designated for circulation show the portrait of the monarch (first King Albert II, since 2013 King Philippe).