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2 Euro Cents - Albert II 2nd type, 1st portrait
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Belgium |
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| Year | 2009-2013 |
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| Value | 2 Euro Cents |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of King Albert II of Belgium, depicted in a contemporary portrait style wearing spectacles, engraved by Jan Alfons Keustermans. To the right of the portrait appears the royal monogram consisting of the letter 'A' surmounted by a crown, with the country abbreviation 'BE' below. The mint year appears in the lower field beneath the bust. Twelve five-pointed stars encircle the entire design within the outer ring, representing the European Union. |
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| Obverse lettering | A II BE 2012 |
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Belgium updated Albert II's effigy on its euro cents in 2008 following a European Union directive requiring all eurozone member states to redesign their national sides to include the country name — a standardization measure that produced subtle but catalogable distinctions across the entire Belgian cent series. The first portrait of Albert had circulated since 1999 without the "BE" country identifier, a now-corrected omission shared by several founding eurozone members.