Banknotes from Belgium

The Belgian franc featured both a surrealist painter and the inventor of the saxophone. In its final series, from the nineties, each banknote was dedicated to a figure from the country: René Magritte on the 500 and, on the 200, Adolphe Sax.

From the Latin Monetary Union to the Belgian-Luxembourgish franc

Belgium adopted the franc in 1832, after gaining independence from the Netherlands, and in 1865 joined it with those of France, Switzerland, and Italy in the Latin Monetary Union. From 1944 it circulated on par with the Luxembourgish franc, with banknotes from both countries accepted interchangeably, until the arrival of the euro in 2002.

Ensor, Horta, and Permeke

The rest of the series portrayed other names from Belgian culture: the painter James Ensor on the 100-franc note, the architect Victor Horta on the 2,000, and the expressionist Constant Permeke on the 1,000.

What you will find here

Belgian francs with Pick reference and actual condition.

Shipping

Protected and tracked from Spain.

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If you are interested in this area, combine it with the Netherlands and Luxembourg.