Issuer |
Belgium
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King |
Albert II (1993-2013)
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Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
Year | 2009 |
Value | 2 Euro 2 EUR = USD 2.14 |
Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
Composition | Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring |
Weight | 8.5 g |
Diameter | 25.75 mm |
Thickness | 2.2 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Number | N# 8070 |
References |
KM# 288, ![]() And 5 more volumes.
Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Schön# 266 ![]() And 2 more volumes. |
200th anniversary of Louis Braille’s birth
The coin features a portrait of Louis Braille with his initials, L and B, in the alphabet that he designed. His name appears above the portrait and, below it, the code of the issuing country, ‘BE’ and the dates ‘1809’ and ‘2009’. To the left and right respectively are the mint mark and the signature mark of the Master of the Mint. The coin’s outer ring shows the 12 stars of the European Union.
Scripts: Braille, Latin
Lettering:
LOUIS BRAILLE
1809 BE 2009
Engraver:
Jan Alfons Keustermans
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 2 EURO LL
Finely reeded with edge lettering: six times the sequence "2 * *" or "* * 2" alternately upright and inverted
Lettering: 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 **
© Cyrillius
Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017) |
There are 2 different types of edges A and B depending on the specific star, more about: http://www.amisdeleuro.org/fr/121
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Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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2009 | 5 000 000 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.50 | $ 3.20 | $ 3.80 | 97% | ||||
2009 | 6 000 | $ 11 | 1.4% | BU set | |||||||||
2009 | 6 000 | $ 21 | 2% | Proof |
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