25 Centimes - Léopold III BELGIQUE-BELGIE

Features

Issuer	Belgium
King	Leopold III (1934-1951)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1942-1946
Value	25 Centimes (0.25 BEF)
Currency	Franc (1832-2001)
Composition	Zinc
Weight	6.5 g
Diameter	26 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	03-01-1968
Number	N# 5330 Numista (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 131, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 92, Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. LA# BFM-60 Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Obverse

Monogram of Léopold III around center hole, date below.

Lettering: 1946

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Reverse

Coats of arms of Brussels (left), Mons (middle) and Bruges (right) surrounded by bilingual legends. Value and designer below.

Lettering:
BELGIQUE-BELGIE
25C
O.JESPERS

Translation:
BELGIUM-BELGIUM
25c
O.JESPERS

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Comments

The 1941 and 1947 coins are not mentioned by Morin, just by Krause; these coins appears to have been minted but never left the vault of the National Bank of Belgium and were melted.

Note: German Occupation WWII

See also

• Coat of Arms

• 25 Centimes - Léopold III (BELGIE-BELGIQUE)

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