5 Francs - Léopold III BELGIQUE BELGIE
Features
| Issuer |
Belgium
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Leopold III (1934-1951)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1938-1939 |
| Value | 5 Francs (5 BEF) |
| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Weight | 9 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 18 January 1951 |
| Number | N# 7284 |
| References | Mor# 454a, 454b, etc. Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften / Volume 2017: 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Europees Genootschap voor Munt- en Penningkunde. Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
A sitting lion, date below and value at the right, designer at the left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5
FR
E. WIJNANTS
1939
Unabridged legend: Frank / Francs
Engraver: Ernest Wijnants
Reverse
Three coats of arms of Brabant (top), Antwerp (left) and Liège (right) in front of a tree dividing the bilingual legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BELGIQUE BELGIE =
L G
Translation: Belgium
Engraver: Ernest Wijnants
Edge
Reeded with incused lettering. Legends divided by star or crown.
Script: Latin
Lettering: * BELGIQUE * BELGIE *
Translation: Belgium
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Mint
Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)Comments
Position A: The edge lettering reads in upright position when the side with the denomination is facing up.
Position B: The edge lettering reads upside down when the side with the denomination is facing up.
Position B: The edge lettering reads upside down when the side with the denomination is facing up.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1938 | 11 419 000 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.40 | $ 2.40 | $ 2.40 | Mor# 454aPeter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Position A; edge lettering with crown | 68% | |||||||
| 1938 | $ 2.30 | $ 3.50 | Mor# 454bPeter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Position B; edge lettering with crown | 28% | ||||||||||
| 1938 | Mor# M/NPeter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Error: edge without lettering | 0.8% | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | Mor# 456aPeter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Position A; edge lettering with star | 12% | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | Mor# 456bPeter Eyckmans, Frans Morin. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges. Eyckmans Peter (3 volumes).Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Position B; edge lettering with star | 5% | ||||||||||||
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