25 Centimes - Léopold III BELGIE-BELGIQUE

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	1.90 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 March 1968
Number	N# 5331 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 132, 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. LA# BFM-61, Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Schön# 87 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BELGIE-BELGIQUE
25C
O.JESPERS

Translation:
BELGIUM-BELGIUM
25c
O.JESPERS

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Reverse

Monogram of Léopold III around center hole, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1944

Engraver: Oscar Jespers

Edge

Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

Of the 1947 coin 316,000 pieces were struck were sent back to the mint to be recycled and were never put into circulation (Morin, 2012 and Aernout, 2019).

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	Frequency
Undetermined
1942	14 400 000		$ 0.09	$ 0.32	$ 0.51	$ 1.50	31%
1943	21 600 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.14	$ 0.25	$ 0.41	$ 0.53	50%
1943							0.5%	Off centre hole
1944	25 960 000	$ 0.13	$ 0.14	$ 0.23	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	49%
1945	8 200 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.25	$ 0.32	$ 0.55	$ 2.20	27%
1946	13 296 000		$ 0.11	$ 0.27	$ 0.54	$ 1.10	31%
1946							0.4%	Without hole

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