10 Centimes - Léopold III BELGIE-BELGIQUE

10 Centimes - Léopold III (BELGIE-BELGIQUE) - obverse10 Centimes - Léopold III (BELGIE-BELGIQUE) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Belgium
King Leopold III (1934-1951)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1941-1946
Value 10 Centimes (0.10 BEF)
Currency Franc (1832-2001)
Composition Zinc
Weight 4 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness 1.63 mm
Shape Round with a round hole (Center hole 3 mm)
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1 January 1957
Number
N#
1257
References KM# 126,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 86,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.
LA# BFM-45
Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Obverse

Monogram of Léopold III, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1942

Engraver: OscarJespers

Reverse

Coats of arms of Antwerp (left), Namur (middle) and Hasselt (right) surrounded by bilingual legends. Value and designer below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BELGIE-BELGIQUE
10c
O.JESPERS

Translation: Belgium

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Edge

Plain

10 Centimes - Léopold III (BELGIE-BELGIQUE) -  obverse

Mint

Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)

Comments

The material used is actually a zinc-alloy, a spelter. The term in Dutch is 'handelszink', literally translated as 'trade zinc'.


Morin does not recognize the 1944 type with reeded edge.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1941  7 000 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 0.81 $ 1.40 23% Morin 490
1942  21 000 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.40 $ 1.40 $ 1.80 $ 7.00 37% Morin 492
1943  22 000 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.27 $ 0.33 36% Morin 494
1944  28 140 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.33 $ 1.20 55% Morin 495; Exists with plain and reeded edge
1945  8 000 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.81 $ 1.10 $ 1.60 22% Morin 496
1946  10 370 000 $ 0.33 $ 0.40 $ 0.54 $ 0.87 22% Morin 538

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