Coins from Belgium

Belgium is a small country located in North-Western Europe comprising of Walloon, Flemish, and German ethnic groups, that is bordering France, the Netherlands, and Germany, known for confectionery and housing the seat of the EU. It was for most of it's history under foreign rule/internal division, until a 1830 uprising resulted in the creation of the nation-state of Belgium, formalized in 1839. The Belgian Franc was part of the Latin Monetary Union founded in 1865, being on par with the French franc among others, but experienced inflation, with zinc coinage being made, during & following it's invasion and occupation by Germany in WWI. The LMU was dissolved in 1927, and the Franc during the interwar years remained somewhat intertwined with the French Franc, with the unit of a Belga (1 Belga= 5 Francs) being introduced in the 1930s. Occupation coins were once again issued in zinc during the German occupation of 1940-44/5 in WWII, with the Franc again reduced in value post-war. Franc coins were briefly issued without a monarch's head in the absence of Léopold III, but continued with modern designs until the adoption of the Euro in 1999.
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Franc (1832-2001)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc • 5 Francs = 1 Belga (1926-1946)

Available for swap 5 Francs - Léopold I
1849-1865

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 25 g • ⌀ 37 mm
KM# 17, LA# BFM-126, N# 261
Available for swap 5 Francs - Léopold I (Marriage of The Duke)
1853

Token: Marriage of The Duke
Silver (.900) • 25 g • ⌀ 37 mm
X# M2.1, X# M2.2, LA# BHM-2.2, N# 30255
Available for swap 5 Francs - Léopold II (large head)
1865-1868

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 25 g • ⌀ 37 mm
KM# 25, LA# BFM-128, N# 24661
Available for swap 5 Francs - Léopold II (small head)
1865-1878

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.900) • 25 g • ⌀ 37 mm
KM# 24, LA# BFM-127, N# 276
5 Francs (50 Years of Belgium)
1880

Token: 50 Years of Belgian Independence
Silver (.900) • 25 g • ⌀ 37 mm
X# 8, Mor# M/12, LA# BHM-4.2, N# 27258
Available for swap 1 Belga / 5 Francs - Albert I (Dutch text)
1930-1933

Standard circulation coin
Nickel • 14 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 98, LA# BFM-130, Schön# 54, N# 504
Available for swap 1 Belga / 5 Francs - Albert I (French text)
1930-1934

Standard circulation coin
Nickel • 14 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 97.1, LA# BFM-129, Schön# 63, KM# 97.2, N# 505
1 Belga / 5 Francs - Albert I (French text - Pattern)
1932

Pattern
Bronze • 12.55 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# –, Mor# –, LA# –, N# 310872
Available for swap 5 Francs - Léopold III (Dutch text)
1936

Standard circulation coin
Nickel • 12 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 109, LA# BFM-132, Mor# 452, Schön# 67, N# 5889
Available for swap 5 Francs - Léopold III (French text)
1936-1937

Standard circulation coin
Nickel • 12 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 108, Schön# 68, LA# BFM-131, N# 7283

The Numista referees for coins of this issuer are Chilian and smy77.

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