10 Centimes - Léopold III BELGIQUE-BELGIE

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 1.7 mm
Shape Round with a round hole (Center hole 3 mm)
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1 January 1957
Number
N#
5328
References KM# 125,
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# 91,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.
LA# BFM-44
Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Obverse

Monogram of Léopold III, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1943

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Reverse

The arms of Antwerp to the left of the center hole, Namur in the center, and Hasselt to the right of the center hole surrounded by bilingual legends and the value and designer's name below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BELGIQUE-BELGIE
10c
O.JESPERS

Translation: Belgium

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Edge

Plain

10 Centimes - Léopold III (BELGIQUE-BELGIE) -  obverse

Mint

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

Comments

1943: JESPERS without R


The material used is actually a zinc-alloy, a spelter. The term in Dutch is 'handelszink', literally translated as 'trade zinc'.

This coin was made during the German occupation during World War II.

The 1945 coin is not mentioned by Morin (2012) or Aernout (2019), only by Krause (2016) so its existence is doubtful.
The 1946 coin is regarded by Aernout (2019) as a trial strike and Krause estimates that 10,370,000 were struck.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1941  10 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 1.40 35% Morin 489
1942  17 000 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.54 $ 0.78 50% Morin 491
1943  22 500 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.27 $ 0.37 $ 0.65 61% Morin 493
1945  1.6% Struck at a later date (doubtful existence)
1946  2% Essai / Trial strike

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