1 Centime - Léopold II French text

Features

Issuer	Belgium
King	Leopold II (1865-1909)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1869-1907
Value	1 Centime (0.01 BEF)
Currency	Franc (1832-2001)
Composition	Copper
Weight	2 g
Diameter	16.5 mm
Thickness	1.3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1953
Number	N# 517
References	Mor# 219-225, 225a, etc. Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes). , KM# 33 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , LA# BFM-3 Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften / Volume 2017: 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Europees Genootschap voor Munt- en Penningkunde. , Schön# 6 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

The royal monogram is surrounded with inscription. Date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES
1882

Translation: Leopold II, King of the Belgians

Engraver: Joseph-Pierre Braemt

Reverse

A lion, symbol of Belgium, with a paw over the Belgian Constitution dating 1831. Around is the Belgian motto in French. Value and designer below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE
CONSTITUTION BELGE 1831 *
1 CENT.E
BRAEMT F.

Unabridged legend:
1 Centime
Braemt fecit

Translation:
Unity makes Strength
Belgian Constitution 1831*
Made by Braemt

Engraver: Joseph-Pierre Braemt

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

Comments

1869 without signature

1882 thick flan : 1.38 mm & 2.09 g / thin flan: 1.17 mm & 1.89 g

overdate 1901/801

Mule 1901

overdate 1902/901

overdate 1902/802

overdate 1907/807 (not listed)

Of these coins many varieties in width and size of the year exist.

The 1883 coin reported by Krause does not exist.

KM# 33.1 = "normal" flan
KM# 33.2 = thin flan
KM# 33.3 = BRAEMT. F. (with 2 points)

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1869	5 064 341	$ 1.20	$ 1.60	$ 4.60	$ 5.40			KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 219 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		12%
1869								KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# - Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Without signature	0.4%
1870	3 930 000		$ 3.20	$ 3.20	$ 5.80	$ 13	$ 32	KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 220 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		12%
1873	2 036 317		$ 3.50	$ 3.50	$ 3.50			KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 221 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		9%
1874	3 906 728		$ 1.20	$ 5.70	$ 5.70	$ 8.60	$ 16	KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 222 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		11%
1875	2 970 461		$ 2.30	$ 5.40	$ 5.40			KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 223 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		10%
1876	2 965 939	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 3.90	$ 9.00			KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 224 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		10%
1882	5 000 000	$ 2.00	$ 2.00	$ 2.00	$ 4.40	$ 11		KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 225 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		16%
1882								KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 225a Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Round "O" in "ROI"	1.3%
1882								KM# 33.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 225b Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Thin flan	2%
1899	2 500 000		$ 1.50	$ 2.40	$ 2.80	$ 8.40	$ 48	KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 228 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		18%
1901	3 742 800		$ 0.29	$ 1.20	$ 2.60	$ 5.80	$ 15	KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 230 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		27%
1901								KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# M/N Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Medal alignment	1.2%
1901								KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# M/N Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Mule: Obverse French, reverse Flamish	0.5%
1901							$ 41	KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 230a Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Overdate 1901/801	1.3%
1901								KM# 33.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 230b Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Thin flan	3%
1902	2 487 349		$ 0.59	$ 1.20	$ 1.60	$ 2.00	$ 4.70	KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 232 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		20%
1902								KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# M/N Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Medal alignment	1.3%
1902								KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 232a Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Overdate 1902/01	0.9%
1902							$ 36	KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 232b Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Overdate 1902/802	1.0%
1902								KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# - Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	With "2" missing	0.4%
1902								KM# 33.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 232c Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Thin flan	1.5%
1902								KM# 33.3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 232d Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Signature: BRAEMT. F.	1.7%
1907	3 966 780	$ 0.56	$ 0.70	$ 1.20	$ 1.60	$ 2.30	$ 29	KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# 234 Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).		39%
1907								KM# 33.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Mor# - Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).	Overdate 1907/807	0.7%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 174 Lot 332	15 Nov 2025	1870 – KM# 33.1, Mor# 220	UNC	USD 23.20 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Summer Evening Auction 162 Lot 699	7 Jul 2025	1870 – KM# 33.1, Mor# 220	UNC	USD 32.48 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 152 Lot 223	8 Mar 2025	1870 – KM# 33.1, Mor# 220	UNC	USD 37.11 (EUR 32.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 90 Lot 144	18 Jul 2023	1874 – KM# 33.1, Mor# 222	UNC	USD 16.24 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 131 Lot 294	26 Jun 2024	1876 – KM# 33.1, Mor# 224	UNC	USD 35.95 (EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 63 Lot 642	26 Jul 2022	1882 – KM# 33.1, Mor# 225	UNC (UNC, mint luster.)	USD 30.16 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 138 Lot 89	27 Sep 2024	1882 – KM# 33.2, Mor# 225b – Thin flan	UNC (UNC with red mint luster)	USD 336.35 (EUR 290.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Ibrahim's Collectibles 12th Online Auction Lot 113	25 Nov 2023	1899 – KM# 33.1, Mor# 228	UNC (NGC MS 64 BN)	USD 49.87 (EUR 43.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Ibrahim's Collectibles
	Katz Auction 67 Lot 842	24 Sep 2022	1899 – KM# 33.1, Mor# 228	UNC (NGC MS 66 RB)	USD 47.55 (EUR 41.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 116 Lot 360	9 Mar 2024	1901 – KM# 33.1, Mor# 230	UNC (PCGS UNC)	USD 17.40 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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