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2 1/2 Euros 20th anniversary of the Euro
| Issuer | Royal Belgian Mint (Monnaie Royale de Belgique / Koninklijke Munt van België) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | 2022 2 1/2 Euro BE |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Belgium's 2½ euro denomination exists largely because standard euro coinage stops at 2 euros, leaving commemorative issues with nowhere to go without moving into full silver or bimetallic territory. The brass 2½ euro is a workaround — legal tender but never intended for circulation, essentially a collectible issued at face value.
The euro itself launched in Belgium on January 1, 2002, replacing the franc at a fixed rate of 40.3399 BEF per euro — a conversion rate still cited in Belgian retail disputes two decades later.