5 Centimes - Léopold III BELGIE-BELGIQUE

Features

Issuer	Belgium
King	Leopold III (1934-1951)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1941-1942
Value	5 Centimes (0.05 BEF)
Currency	Franc (1832-2001)
Composition	Zinc
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	19 mm
Thickness	1.45 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole (Center hole 2.5 mm)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 January 1957
Number	N# 3127
References	Mor# 498, 499 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes). , KM# 124 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , LA# BFM-30 Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften / Volume 2017: 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Europees Genootschap voor Munt- en Penningkunde. , Schön# 85 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Monogram of Léopold III, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1942

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Reverse

Coats of arms of Ghent (left), Liège (middle) and Arlons (right) surrounded by bilingual legends. Value and designer below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BELGIE-BELGIQUE
L G
5 c
O.J.

Translation: Belgium

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Edge

Plain

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'.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	References	Frequency
Undetermined
1941	4 000 000		$ 0.23	$ 0.58	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	Mor# 498 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	38%
1942	18 430 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.31	$ 0.46	$ 0.58	$ 1.20	Mor# 499 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	83%

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