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200 Francs - Albert II Dutch text, The City
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Belgium |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 200 Francs (200 BEF) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a stylized urban landscape in perspective, with a broad road or avenue receding toward a distant city skyline composed of industrial and commercial structures. Clouds are rendered in low relief across the upper field, flanking the skyline on both sides, while clusters of vegetation or shrubbery occupy the lower left and right foreground. The denomination '200 F' appears in the lower center of the field, with the Dutch inscription 'BELGIË' and the date '2000' forming a legend along the lower rim. Mint marks appear flanking the denomination. |
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| Obverse lettering | 200 F BELGIË 2000 (Translation: Belgium) |
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This piece belongs to a commemorative series issued in the final year before Belgium irrevocably surrendered the franc to the euro. The "City" theme was part of a broader cultural program the Belgian mint ran through the late 1990s pairing urban identity with the bilingual character of the kingdom — separate Dutch- and French-text versions were struck for most issues, a political accommodation that added complexity to an already intricate collector market.
KM#216 is the Dutch-language variant; the French counterpart carries a distinct catalog number and was struck in identical specifications.