5 Centimes - Albert I Dutch text; with star
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Features
| Issuer | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King |
Albert I (1909-1934)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1930-1931 |
| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05 BEF) |
| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Composition | Nickel brass (Cu (.750), Zn (.100), Ni (.150)) |
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 1.21 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 29 December 1955 |
| Number |
N#
5956
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
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| References |
KM#
94,  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 Albert I is surrounded with legend in Dutch. Date below.
Lettering:
KONINKRIJK BELGIË **
1931
Translation:
KINGDOM BELGIUM **
1931
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. 5-pointed star above.
Lettering:
*
5
CEN
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
The alloy melchior (French: maillechort) is here an alloy of copper (.750), nickel (.150) and zinc (.100).
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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| 1930 | 3 000 000 | $ 0.57 | $ 0.57 | $ 0.51 | 50% | |||||||
| 1931 | 7 430 000 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.60 | $ 1.04 | 76% | |||||||
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