5 Francs - Baudouin I French text

Features

Issuer	Belgium
King	Baudouin I (1951-1993)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1986-1993
Value	5 Francs (5 BEF)
Currency	Franc (1832-2001)
Composition	Brass (brass or aluminium-bronze)
Weight	5.5 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.72 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	28 February 2002
Number	N# 757 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 163, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. LA# BFM-139, Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Schön# 136 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Stylized portrait of Baudouin I, and the designer's name below

Lettering: J-P.L

Engraver: Jean-Paul Laenen

Reverse

Denomination in the center, and the legend in French below with the year below flanked by the privy and mintmark mark

Lettering:
5F
BELGIQUE
1991

Translation:
5F
Belgium
1991

Engraver: Jean-Paul Laenen

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Brussels, Belgium (983-date)

Comments

How the "first letter "E" in "BELGIQUE" without central horizontal line" for 1986 looks:

Mint mark: Head of Archangel Michael, Koninklijke Munt van België - Monnaie Royal de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Privy mark:

Bird: Robert Vogeleer, 1963-1987
Scales: Romain Coenen, 1987-2009

Three main groups of Obverse are known.

Obverse
Die I - earlobe with curved outline.
Die II - earlobe with angled outline in fine line.
Die III - smaller earlobe with angled outline in thick line.
Together with these features there are many more, some of which are marked by arrows in the following images.

Combinations
1986: I, II, III.

1987: II, III.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1986	208 450 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.23	$ 0.20	$ 0.23	$ 0.35	$ 0.18	$ 1.02	83%	Angelhead / Blackbird
1986			$ 0.58	$ 0.34	$ 0.28	$ 1.70			8%	First letter "E" in "BELGIQUE" without central horizontal line
1987	22 510 000		$ 0.19	$ 0.20	$ 0.24	$ 0.75	$ 0.14		26%	Angelhead / Blackbird
1988	26 510 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.17	$ 0.23	$ 0.27	$ 0.34	$ 0.16		29%	Angelhead / Scales
1989	60 000							$ 2.95	1.1%	Angelhead / Scales; In Sets only
1990	60 000							$ 2.83	1.1%	Angelhead / Scales; In Sets only
1991	60 000							$ 3.40	1.2%	Angelhead / Scales; In Sets only
1992	5 060 000			$ 0.23	$ 0.28	$ 0.95		$ 2.27	9%	Angelhead / Scales
1993	30 040 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.08	$ 0.14	$ 0.34	$ 0.40		$ 1.13	25%	Angelhead / Scales

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