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25 Centimes - Albert I French text
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1913-1929 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The interlaced royal monogram of King Albert I occupies the central field, surrounded by a circular legend in French. Two five-pointed stars flank the upper portion of the legend, and the date appears in the lower field below the monogram. The design is framed by a beaded border. The engraving is executed in a clean, restrained Art Nouveau style characteristic of early twentieth-century Belgian coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Belgium produced this coin in two parallel versions throughout the period — one with French text, one with Flemish — reflecting the country's legally mandated linguistic parity, a policy that grew increasingly contentious through the 1920s as the Flemish Movement pushed for administrative separation. Production was interrupted during the German occupation of World War I, when Belgian mint operations ceased and the occupiers issued their own zinc coinage. Post-war strikes resumed at the Brussels mint, though output figures varied sharply year to year depending on economic demand in the recovery period.