Finds
A selection of finds, documented and recorded by the rules.
What could it buy?
In the 17th century a master mason in Antwerp earned about 1.2 gulden on a summer day: some 100 liards.
For this period in general, not for this coin in particular.
What could it buy?
In Antwerp in 1780 a labourer usually earned 8 to 10 stuivers a day, or 32 to 40 liards. A publication from that year said a family needed 12 stuivers a day.
For this period in general, not for this coin in particular.
What could it buy?
In Ghent a textile worker earned about 1.50 to 2 francs a day in 1811-1812, or 150 to 200 centimes.
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What could it buy?
In the 1840s a man in Belgian industry earned on average about 1.56 francs a day, or 156 centimes.
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What could it buy?
In 1896 an adult worker in Belgium usually earned 2 to 4.50 francs a day.
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What could it buy?
In Brussels an unskilled building worker earned about 1 franc an hour in 1919. Prices rose quickly in those years.
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What could it buy?
In early 1946 an industrial worker earned on average 14.40 francs an hour. A 1-franc piece was therefore a little over four minutes of work.
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No finds match these filters.