belga
/ˈbɛlɡə/
noun
- A former unit of currency of Belgium, used from 1926 to 1946, equal to five Belgian francs.
- My grandfather still has a few old belga coins from his trip to Europe in the 1930s.
- The price of a loaf of bread in Brussels was just one belga before the war.
- Collectors sometimes search for belga banknotes at antique shops.