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200 Francs - Albert II French text, The Universe
| Issuer | National Bank of Belgium |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse lettering | 200F BELGIQUE 2000 qp (Translation: Belgium) |
| Reverse description | A left-facing effigy of King Albert II is depicted in portrait, with the designer's initials 'J-P.' incuse in the neck truncation. The royal name 'ALBERT II' is inscribed as a legend below the portrait in a restrained, modern typographic style consistent with Belgian commemorative coinage of the period. |
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Issued to mark the turn of the millennium, this piece belongs to a Belgian commemorative series that paired scientific and philosophical themes with round-number anniversaries. The "Universe" subject situates it alongside companion issues exploring human knowledge — an approach the National Bank favored for prestige silver during the 1990s rather than the dynastic or military themes more common across European commemoratives of the period.
Albert II had acceded to the throne in 1993 following the death of his brother Baudouin, making this a relatively early reign issue struck just seven years into his kingship.