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100 Sueven - Zwevegem
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Weight | 11.95 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed view of the former Castle of Zwevegem occupies the central field, depicted in a realistic engraved style showing the medieval fortified structure with multiple towers, crenellated walls, steeply pitched roofs, and surrounding grounds including a moat or waterway in the foreground. The legend KASTEEL VAN ZWEVEGEM arcs along the upper periphery, while the inscription IN OMLOOP VANAF 23.3.83 appears along the lower periphery, recording the date of issue into circulation. |
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Zwevegem is a municipality in West Flanders whose name derives from the Suebi — the Germanic tribal confederation that pushed into Roman Gaul. This 1983 piece is a local necessity coin, issued to circulate within a specific commercial or festival circuit rather than through national monetary channels. Belgium saw a proliferation of such municipal and event tokens through the 1970s and 1980s, a practice rooted in older Flemish market fair traditions dating back centuries.
The GMJ reference places it firmly within Josette Mul's cataloguing of Belgian local issues, which remains the authoritative index for this material.