History of money in Belgium

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  • Independance of Belgium

    Independance of Belgium

  • Creation of a monetary union

    Creation of a monetary union

    first belgian pieces
    by Joseph Pierre Braemt
  • Leopold 1 on the pieces

    Leopold 1 on the pieces

  • Latine monetary union

    Latine monetary union

    France, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy.
    Bimetalism : money in gold and silver.
  • Bilinguism on the money

    Bilinguism on the money

    Mention in dutch on the pieces
  • Period: to

    World War II

    Emission of banknotes is suspended by the Germans.
  • New international monetary order

    New international monetary order

    Institution of the “International Monetary Funds”.
  • "European monetary snake"

    "European monetary snake"

    Some european countries decide that the rate of their national currency could no longer diverge too much from each other.
  • European economic community

    European economic community

    Free circulation of goods, people, services and capitals.
  • European monetary system

    European monetary system

  • Maastricht Treaty

    Maastricht Treaty

    Europeans will have a strong and stable single currency for the 21st century.
  • The Euro is launched as a “virtual” currency.

    The Euro is launched as a “virtual” currency.

  • EURO - The Belgian franc disappears

    EURO - The Belgian franc disappears