Luxembourg franc
 1 Luxembourg 5 franc, 1986 | |
| ISO 4217 | |
|---|---|
| Code | LUF |
| Unit | |
| Unit | franc |
| Plural | francs (French) Franken (German) Frang (Luxembourgish) |
| Symbol | F |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | centime (French) cent (German) |
| Plural | |
| centime (French) cent (German) | centimes (French) cent (German) |
| Symbol | |
| centime (French) cent (German) | Cmes |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | 100F, 1000F, 5000F.1 [1] |
| Rarely used | 20F, 50F |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 1F, 5F, 20F & 50F |
| Rarely used | 25 Cmes |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | None, previously:.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium, Luxembourg(both alongside Belgian Franc) |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Institut Monétaire Luxembourgeois (1984-1999) Central Bank of Luxembourg (1999-2001) |
| Website | www |
| Printer | |
| Website | www |
| Valuation | |
| Pegged with | Belgian franc at par |
| EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) | |
| Since | 13 March 1979 |
| Fixed rate since | 31 December 1998 |
| Replaced by euro, non cash | 1 January 1999 |
| Replaced by euro, cash | 1 March 2002 |
| 1 € = | 40.3399F |
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. 1Belgian franc coins were also used 2Belgian franc notes (including 10,000 fr.) were also used | |
The Luxembourg Franc was the type of currency used in Luxembourg from 1848 to 1999.
From 1944 to 2002 it had the same value as the Belgian franc, and people were able to use both currencies in both countries. The symbol for the Luxembourg Franc is fr. or F.
On January 1, 1999, the Luxembourg Franc was replaced by the Euro (€). 1 Euro is equal to about 40 Luxembourg Francs.
Coins
There were different types of Luxembourg Francs, like 25 cent, 1, 20, and 50 Francs.
Related pages
- ↑ "Banque centrale du Luxembourg - Luxembourg Francs coins". Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-23. Coins from Banque Centrale du Luxembourg
- 1 2 "Banque centrale du Luxembourg - the banknotes denominated in Luxembourg francs".