Plural of belga; multiple units or coins of the former Belgian currency.
From the singular 'belga' with the standard English plural suffix '-s.' The word traces back through Belgian currency history to the Latin name for the Belgian people and region.
If you traveled to Belgium before 2002, your wallet might have been full of belgas—you could hold decades of Belgian monetary history in your hand before switching to the unified European Euro!
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