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100 Dovies - Loker
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 100 Francs (100 BEF) |
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| Obverse description | A detailed relief depiction of the Saint Peter Church (Sint-Pieterskerk) of Loker, in the municipality of Heuvelland, Belgium, occupies the central field, rendered in fine architectural detail showing the prominent square tower and nave. The denomination legend '100 DOVIES' arcs boldly along the upper rim in raised Latin characters. Along the lower exergue, the inscription 'IN OMLOOP VANAF 26.4.84' records the official date of circulation. The patinated bronze surface gives the design a warm antique appearance. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "Dovies" denomination — a phonetic rendering of the Dutch "duiveltjes" — was never official Belgian currency. These patinated bronze pieces were issued by the municipality of Loker, a small Flemish village in West Flanders, as part of the broader Belgian tradition of local token coinage that flourished in the early 1980s alongside town festivals and folkloric revivals. Loker's annual Kattenstoet-adjacent celebrations provided both the pretext and the distribution mechanism.
GMJ catalogue suffix "a" indicates a variant within the 1984 issue — likely a die or patination difference from at least one concurrent strike.