belga

American

[bel-guh] / ˈbɛl gə /

noun

a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.

belga British

/ ˈbɛlɡə /

noun

a former Belgian monetary unit worth five francs

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Etymology

Origin of belga

1925–30; < French, Dutch < Latin Belga, singular of Belgae

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Thereupon, as a starter, the Cabinet fixed devaluation of the belga definitely at 28%.

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As well as he could M. Verviers answered, his shrewd guess being that the belga would be taken off gold and devalued 25%.

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With his job depending on his ability to keep the belga on gold, Premier Georges Theunis last week went to work.

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So Belgium established the belga, worth five francs.

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The guilder, the Swiss franc and the belga soared to year-high values against the dollar.

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