5 Francs - Léopold III Dutch text
Features
| Issuer | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King |
Leopold III (1934-1951)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1941-1947 |
| Value | 5 Francs (5 BEF) |
| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Composition | Zinc |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.95 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 18 January 1951 |
| Number |
N# 1111
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
|
| References |
KM# 130,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 5 more volumes.
Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Schön# 89  Gerhard Schön; 2018. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (46. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Head of Leopold III facing right, legend in Dutch surrounding. Designer below.
Lettering:
·LEOPOLD·III· ·KONING·DER·BELGEN
RAU
Translation:
·LEOPOLD·III· ·KING·OF THE·BELGIANS
RAU
Marcel Rau (20 March 1886, Brussels - 29 June 1966, Brussels) was a Belgian sculptor and medalist. He studied sculpture with Paul Dubois (1829-1905) at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris. Marcel Rau notably executed war memorials erected in seven Belgian cities.Reverse
Crowned value at centre, flanked by monograms of King Leopold III. Date below.
Lettering:
5 FR
1941
Marcel Rau (20 March 1886, Brussels - 29 June 1966, Brussels) was a Belgian sculptor and medalist. He studied sculpture with Paul Dubois (1829-1905) at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris. Marcel Rau notably executed war memorials erected in seven Belgian cities.Edge
Reeded
Mint
Brussels, Belgium (983-date)See also
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | 27 544 000 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.63 | $ 1.36 | $ 2.09 | $ 5.47 | 98% | ||||
| 1945 | 3 200 000 | $ 14 | $ 21 | 5% | Rare | |||||||
| 1947 | 36 000 | 0.7% | Very rare | |||||||||
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