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10 Euros - Albert II Justus Lipsius
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Belgium |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Weight | 18.75 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a stylised relief map of Europe occupying the left portion of the field, rendered against a plain background with a partial ring of twelve five-pointed stars along the upper and right periphery. The denomination '10 EURO' is prominently displayed in large characters to the right of centre, with the date '2006' below. The country names 'BELGIE', 'BELGIQUE', and 'BELGIEN' — designating Belgium in Dutch, French, and German respectively — are inscribed vertically along the right margin. The engraver's initials 'gP' appear in the lower right area of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a finely detailed three-quarter bust of the Flemish humanist scholar Justus Lipsius, depicted facing slightly to the left, wearing period Renaissance attire including an elaborate ruffled collar and richly detailed doublet. He is shown seated at a writing surface, with one hand resting near an open book or document, conveying his identity as a man of letters. The Latin form of his name 'IVSTVS LIPSVS' is inscribed in the upper right field, accompanied by a decorative flourish or cartouche device. His birth and death years '1547' and '1606' are inscribed below the name in two lines. A fine beaded or dentilated border frames the design. |
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| Mintage | 2006 - Proof - 50,000 |
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