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250 Francs Marriage Albert II and Paola
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Belgium |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
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| Obverse lettering | BELGIQUE BELGIE BELGIEN (Translation: Belgium) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Albert II and Paola Ruffo di Calabria married in 1959, four decades before this coin was struck to mark the anniversary. Albert was not yet king — he wouldn't accede until 1993, following the death of his brother Baudouin. The forty-year commemorative sits in an odd position in Belgian numismatic history: issued in the final year of the franc, before euro-denominated coinage began in 2002.
Belgium struck its last commemorative francs in 1999, making this among the terminal issues of that currency after more than 160 years of continuous use.