5 Centimes - Léopold III BELGIQUE-BELGIE

5 Centimes - Léopold III (BELGIQUE-BELGIE) - obverse5 Centimes - Léopold III (BELGIQUE-BELGIE) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Belgium
King Leopold III (1934-1951)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1941-1943
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#
6013
References KM# 123,
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# 90,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.
LA# BFM-29
Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Obverse

Monogram of Léopold III, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1941

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:
BELGIQUE-BELGIE
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 AU UNC Frequency
1941  10 000 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.58 $ 0.63 $ 0.63 68% Morin 497
1943  7 606 000 $ 0.18 $ 0.51 $ 0.53 $ 0.53 56% Morin 500

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