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10 Euros - Albert II International Polar Year
| Issuer | Royal Belgian Mint |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | BELGIQUE-BELGIE-BELGIEN 10 EURO 2007 |
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| Mintage | 2007 - Proof - 50,000 |
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The International Polar Year 2007–2008 was a coordinated global research initiative involving over 60 nations — the first such effort since 1957–58 and only the fourth in history. Belgium has a legitimate claim to this subject: the 1897–99 Belgica expedition, trapped in Antarctic pack ice for over a year, was the first to winter south of the Antarctic Circle, and its crew included a young Roald Amundsen.
The Royal Belgian Mint issued this piece as part of a broader European wave of commemoratives tied to the IPY, several mints coordinating loosely on the theme without producing a unified joint issue.