5 Centimes - Léopold II French text; large date
Features
| Issuer | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King |
Leopold II (1865-1909)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1904-1907 |
| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05 BEF) |
| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 1.18 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number |
N#
2585
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
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| References |
KM#
54,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.
Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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Obverse
The royal monogram of King Léopold II is surrounded with legend in French. Date below.
Lettering:
ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE *
・1905・
Translation:
KINGDOM OF BELGIUM *
・1905・
Alphonse Michaux (1860–1928) was a Belgian coin engraver and medallist, appointed chief engraver of the Brussels Mint (La Monnaie de Bruxelles) in 1895, and best known for engraving dies for a series of Belgian coins with a distinctive hole in the center. Michaux also engraved coins for Luxembourg, Persia, Romania, and Colombia.Reverse
The center hole is flanked by an olive sprig and value. Designer below.
Lettering:
5
CES
A. MICHAUX
Alphonse Michaux (1860–1928) was a Belgian coin engraver and medallist, appointed chief engraver of the Brussels Mint (La Monnaie de Bruxelles) in 1895, and best known for engraving dies for a series of Belgian coins with a distinctive hole in the center. Michaux also engraved coins for Luxembourg, Persia, Romania, and Colombia.Edge
Smooth
Mint
Brussels, Belgium (983-date)Comments
This type has larger date numbers than KM# 46.
Schön# 17 includes both KM# 46 and KM# 54.
How "WICHAUX" error looks for 1905:
How overdate 1906/5 looks like:
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| 1904 | 5 813 932 | $ 0.68 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.96 | 40% | ||||||
| 1905 | 9 575 374 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.67 | $ 1.12 | 39% | "A MICHAUX"; overdate variety 1905/04 exists | |||||
| 1905 | $ 0.22 | $ 1.12 | $ 6.74 | 18% | "A. MICHAUX" | |||||||
| 1905 | 1.3% | "WICHAUX"; error | ||||||||||
| 1906 | 8 463 239 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.50 | 48% | Overdate variety 1906/5 exists | |||||
| 1907 | 993 028 | $ 3.37 | $ 3.37 | $ 13 | 9% | |||||||
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