Belgian currency in circulation
The public still holds large amounts in the form of Belgian franc notes.
(amounts in euros) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Circulation end of 2001 |
Not exchanged 01/01/2021 |
Exchanged | Not exchanged | ||
100 F | 202.776.903 | 23.592.452 | 88,4 % | 11,6 % | |
200 F | 132.870.929 | 12.796.77 | 90,4 % | 9,6 % | |
500 F | 290.035.424 | 11.503.115 | 96,0 % | 4,0 % | |
1.000 F | 1.633.618.328 | 22.922.417 | 98,6 % | 1,4 % | |
2.000 F | 2.979.680.168 | 42.677.151 | 98,6 % | 1,4 % | |
10.000 F | 3.966.296.396 | 30.197.893 | 99,2 % | 0,8 % | |
Total | 9.205.278.148 | 143.689.802 | 98,4 % | 1,6 % |
(number of bank notes) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Circulation end of 2001 |
Not exchanged 01/01/2021 |
Exchanged | Not exchanged | ||
100 F | 81.754.000 | 9.517.172 | 88,4 % | 11,64 % | |
200 F | 26.766.000 | 2.581.103 | 90,4 % | 9,64 % | |
500 F | 23.421.000 | 928.069 | 96,0 % | 3,96 % | |
1.000 F | 65.880.000 | 924.688 | 98,6 % | 1,40 % | |
2.000 F | 60.065.000 | 860.796 | 98,6 % | 1,43 % | |
10.000 F | 16.012.000 | 121.818 | 99,2 % | 0,76 % | |
Total | 273.898.000 | 14.933.646 | 94,5 % | 5,45 % |
(in millions of euro) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Circulation
end 2001 |
Definitively
not exchanged
|
Exchanged
|
Not exchanged
|
|
50 cents
|
8,4
|
7,1
|
15,3 %
|
84,7 %
|
1 franc
|
41,3
|
20,7
|
49,8 %
|
50,2 %
|
5 francs
|
71,3
|
31,5
|
55,9 %
|
44,1 %
|
20 francs
|
162,5
|
74,9
|
53,9 %
|
46,1 %
|
50 francs
|
163,1
|
53,9
|
67 %
|
33 %
|
Total
|
446,6
|
188
|
57,9 %
|
42,1 %
|
(in millions of pieces) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Circulation
end 2001 |
Definitively
not exchanged
|
Exchanged
|
Not exchanged
|
|
50 cents
|
677,7
|
573,8
|
15,3 %
|
84,7 %
|
1 franc
|
1 666
|
835,6
|
49,8 %
|
50,2 %
|
5 francs
|
575,2
|
253,9
|
55,9 % |
44,1 %
|
20 francs
|
327,8
|
151
|
53,9 %
|
46,1 %
|
50 francs
|
131,6
|
43,5
|
67 %
|
33 %
|
Total
|
3 378,3
|
1 857,8
|
48,4 %
|
51,6 %
|
Belgian banknotes issued by the National Bank of Belgium since 1944 can still be exchanged for euro at the NBB's counters. Belgian coins can no longer be exchanged.