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10 Euros - Philippe Neolithic Flint Mines Spiennes
| Issuer | Royal Belgian Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of King Philippe of Belgium facing right, set within an eleven-sided inner frame alongside the royal monogram and the date 2025. The trilingual country name BELGIE - BELGIQUE - BELGIEN appears in the outer legend, accompanied by the mint mark and mint master's mark. The denomination 10 EURO is inscribed in the lower portion of the outer ring. The design reflects a restrained, contemporary portrait style consistent with Belgian collector coinage of the Philippe era. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes, near Mons in Hainaut, represent the largest and earliest known concentration of prehistoric mining in Europe, active from roughly 4000 to 2000 BCE. Miners sank shafts up to fifteen meters into the chalk bedrock using antler picks, extracting high-quality flint that was traded across considerable distances. The site was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000.
Belgium has issued commemorative tens in this series under the "Philippe" designation since his accession in 2013, with each coin anchored to a site of recognized cultural or scientific significance. Spiennes itself was first identified by geologists in 1867.