5 cent of Albert I, 1915
Details
What could it buy?
In 1914 a kilo of bread in Brussels cost 28 centimes: almost six of these coins. By 1916 it was 48 centimes. An unskilled building worker earned about 20 francs a week in 1914.
Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.
The story
5 cent from 1915, issued in Belgium under Albert I. Affected by corrosion.
