10 Centimes - Léopold III BELGIE-BELGIQUE

Features

Issuer	Belgium
King	Leopold III (1934-1951)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1941-1946
Value	10 Centimes (0.10 BEF)
Currency	Franc (1832-2001)
Composition	Zinc
Weight	4 g
Diameter	22 mm
Thickness	1.63 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole (Center hole 3 mm)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 January 1957
Number	N# 1257
References	KM# 126, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 86, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. LA# BFM-45 Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Obverse

Coats of arms of Antwerp (left), Namur (middle) and Hasselt (right) surrounded by bilingual legends. Value and designer below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BELGIE-BELGIQUE
10c
O.JESPERS

Translation: Belgium

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Reverse

Monogram of Léopold III, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1942

Engraver: OscarJespers

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'.

Morin does not recognize the 1944 type with reeded edge.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	Frequency
Undetermined
1941	7 000 000	$ 0.09	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.79	$ 2.10	23%	Morin 490
1942	21 000 000	$ 0.08	$ 0.21	$ 0.27	$ 0.40	$ 1.40	37%	Morin 492
1943	22 000 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.21	$ 0.27	$ 0.32		36%	Morin 494
1944	28 140 000	$ 0.05	$ 0.19	$ 0.21	$ 0.32	$ 1.20	55%	Morin 495; Exists with plain and reeded edge
1945	8 000 000			$ 0.80	$ 1.10		22%	Morin 496
1946	10 370 000		$ 0.34	$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 0.86	22%	Morin 538

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