Hi everyone,

I recently found an old note from my grandfather, labeled as an "Army Belgium Frank" from 1946. I’m curious if anyone knows what this was used for. Was it legitimate currency at the time, or was it meant for a specific purpose, like military use or something similar? I’d love to learn more about its history and significance!

Thanks in advance for your insights.

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8 comments

  1. Interesting, did not knew the ABL had its own currency…

  4. I can tell you this bill is looking pretty worn out.

  6. Wasn’t this for military personnel in occupied Germany? It’s so that military personnel could buy stuff from shops owned/approved by the Belgian military, so we could keep the Belgian money from going to Germany. Iirc they got their ‘normal’ wage in belgian francs, and a small amount in ‘military francs’, but they were worthless in other shops than the military approved shops.

    Lots of countries did and (iirc) still do this in occupied zones.

  7. It was used in the BSD (Belgian armed forces in Germany) their family could use it in the stores at the military bases to buy groceries at the time and even tax free. They even could get American products fairly cheaply.

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