1 Franc French text

1 Franc (French text) - obverse1 Franc (French text) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Belgium
King Baudouin I (1951-1993)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1950-1988
Value 1 Franc (1 BEF)
Currency Franc (1832-2001)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 4 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 1.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 22 March 1989
Number
N#
1244
References KM# 142.1,
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.
KM# 142.2,
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# 105,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.
LA# BFM-101
Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Obverse

Head of Ceres facing left, date left, cornucopia right, designer below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
✦ 1973 ✦
RAU

Engraver: Marcel Rau

Reverse

Crowned oak branch dividing value. Legend in French below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1 FR
= BELGIQUE =

Unabridged legend: Frank / Franc

Translation: Belgium

Engraver: Marcel Rau

Edge

Reeded

1 Franc (French text) -  obverse

© Eagle68 (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

Small mintage differences exist between Aernout (2019) and Morin (2012). Not all medali alignments mentioned by Morin (2012) are recognized by Aernout (2019).

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1950  13 630 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.14 $ 0.17 19% Morin 527; KM#142.1; Prince Charles Regency
1951  51 025 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 1.10 36% Morin 529; KM#142.1; Prince Charles Regency
1952  53 205 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 34% Morin 596; KM#142.1
1952  0.7% Morin 596; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1952  1.4% Morin 596a; Without signature
1952  $ 0.15 $ 0.64 2% Morin 596b; RAU.
1954  4 980 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 10% Morin 599; KM#142.1
1955  10 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.13 $ 0.18 $ 0.22 15% Morin 601; KM#142.1
1956  10 000 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.13 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 15% Morin 603; KM#142.1
1956  0.2% Morin 603; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1958  31 750 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.12 $ 0.15 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.17 $ 0.23 27% Morin 606; KM#142.1
1958  0.6% Morin 606; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1959  9 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.09 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 14% Morin 608; KM#142.1
1959  0.2% Morin 608; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1960  10 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 14% Morin 610; KM#142.1
1961  5 030 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.15 $ 0.20 10% Morin 612; KM#142.1
1962  0.5% Double year and designer
1962  12 250 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 15% Morin 614; KM#142.1
1963  0.17% Dot behind designer
1963  18 700 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.13 20% Morin 616; KM#142.1
1963  0.5% Morin 616; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1964  10 110 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.13 $ 0.14 $ 0.16 14% Morin 618; KM#142.1
1965  10 420 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 14% Morin 620; KM#142.1
1965  0.3% Morin 620; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1966  16 430 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.25 18% Morin 622; KM#142.1
1966  0.3% Morin 622; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1967  32 945 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.13 $ 0.17 $ 0.22 25% Morin 624; KM#142.1
1968  8 000 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.18 11% Morin 626; KM#142.1
1969  21 950 000 $ 0.06 $ 0.06 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.16 $ 0.20 20% Morin 628; KM#142.1
1969  0.3% Morin 628; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1970  35 000 000 $ 0.06 $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.23 $ 1.50 23% Morin 630; KM#142.1
1970  0.5% Morin 630; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1971  10 000 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.12 $ 0.28 $ 2.20 12% Morin 632; KM#142.1
1972  35 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.15 $ 1.00 $ 1.40 24% Morin 634; KM#142.1
1973  42 500 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 1.30 25% Morin 636; KM#142.1
1974  30 000 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.16 $ 0.21 $ 1.10 20% Morin 638; KM#142.1
1974  0.4% Morin 638; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1975  80 000 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.09 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.13 $ 0.17 $ 0.54 32% Morin 640; KM#142.1
1975  0.5% Morin 640; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1976  0.18% Line underneath BELGIQUE
1976  18 000 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.20 $ 0.71 15% Morin 642; KM#142.1
1977  68 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.09 $ 0.12 $ 0.13 $ 0.14 $ 0.15 $ 0.27 29% Morin 644; KM#142.1
1977  0.4% Morin 644; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1978  47 500 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.16 $ 0.39 23% Morin 646; KM#142.1
1978  0.5% Morin 646; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1979  25 000 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.49 16% Morin 648; KM#142.1
1979  0.3% Morin 648; KM#142.2; Medal alignment
1980  66 500 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.09 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.14 $ 0.18 $ 0.33 24% Morin 650; KM#142.1
1981  2 000 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.49 $ 2.20 4% Morin 652; KM#142.1
1988  17 500 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.16 $ 0.17 $ 0.24 9% Morin 654; KM#142.1
1988  0.5% Morin 654; KM#142.2; Medal alignment

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