The newest 2-euro commemorative coin commemorates ten years of euro banknotes and coins (2002 – 2012).
Tuesday February 7th, 2012 – 03:56 PM
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Chinese monetary history is a topic that requires readers to leave behind certain concepts that have characterised our money for some time.
The newest Belgian 2-euro commemorative coin is dedicated to Isala Van Diest (1842 – 1916) and Marie Popelin (1846 – 1913). The coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the International Women’s Day.
Wednesday May 4th, 2011 – 03:10 PM
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Today, more than nine years after €-Day, when the fiduciary euro was put into circulation, the design of euro banknotes has been is only of secondary importance. But deciding what the new banknotes should look like was actually a very long drawn-out process.
At the end of the 19th century, the Congo, with its territory 80 times bigger than Belgium, became the personal property of King Leopold II of Belgium. After the 1885 Berlin Conference, Leopold II was internationally recognised as the sovereign of the Congo Free State. In other words, he became the absolute sovereign ruler of the free State, with sovereignty being fully incarnated in the king’s persona.
During the first millennium BC, the Italian peninsula played a key role in Mediterranean history. As early as the 8th century BC, Etruscan cities sprang up as major commercial powers which were for a long time able to trade on a level footing with the Carthaginians and the Greeks. It is nevertheless surprising to note that, despite their respective importance, the Etruscans and the Romans did not mint their own coins until later.
Visitors to the website can browse through the collection or search specifically for images or information on a particular item or subject. Convenient for everyone, but especially for school pupils, students and teachers.
Wednesday December 1st, 2010 – 05:16 PM
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(Nederlands) Van 14 januari tot en met 15 juni 2011 loopt in het Museum van de Nationale Bank de tentoonstelling “Geld en je leven!”, een interactieve geldsoap voor jongeren van 12 tot 16 jaar. Voor leerkrachten worden speciale lerarendagen georganiseerd.
Wednesday December 1st, 2010 – 02:34 PM
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By the end of the 4th century BC, coinage had been introduced into Gaul. In those days, the Gauls began hiring out their services as horsemen or foot soldiers to the great Mediterranean warlords. In exchange for their services they were given gold coins, and thus became familiar with the monetary system.
Nowadays, there are only a few Belgians who remember the name of Charles Boschmans. In Serbia, on the other hand, he is a well-known figure. In January 1884 the National Bank of Belgium gave its Head of Accounting a very specific assignment: to design the structure of the brand new central bank of Serbia.
