10 Centimes - Léopold II Dutch text

€2,744.00
IssuerBelgium
Year1894-1901
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Centimes (0.10 BEF)
CurrencyFranc (1832-2001)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight4.5 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness1.86 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Joseph-Pierre Braemt
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#43, LA#BFM-34, Schön#4
Obverse descriptionRampant lion left within circle. Around outside legend in Dutch, date below between stars
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringEENDRACHT MAAKT MACHT BRAEMT ★ 1898 ★
(Translation: Unity Makes Strength)
Reverse descriptionValue and star on close checkered background within circle. Lettering around outside.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLEOPOLD II KONING DER BELGEN 10 CENTIEMEN ★
(Translation: Leopold the Second, King of the Belgians)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1894  - Morin 237 - 9 209 110
1895  - Morin 239 - 3 529 192
1895  - Morin 239a; Overdate 1895/94 -
1898  - Morin 241 - 3 499 634
1901  - Morin 243 - 556 414
Catalog ID3529466380
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