5 Centimes - Léopold II Dutch text

€6,190.00
IssuerBelgium
Year1894-1900
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Centimes (0.05 BEF)
CurrencyFranc (1832-2001)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight3 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness1.58 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Joseph-Pierre Braemt
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#41, LA#BFM-17
Obverse descriptionRampant lion left within circle. Around outside legend in Dutch, date below between stars
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringEENDRACHT MAAKT MACHT BRAEMT ★ 1894 ★
(Translation: Unity Makes Strength)
Reverse descriptionValue and 5-pointed star on close checkered background within circle. Lettering in Dutch around outside.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering❁ LEOPOLD II KONING DER BELGEN 5 CENTIEMEN ★
(Translation: Leopold the Second, King of the Belgians)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1894  - - 1 658 000
1895  - - 4 957 405
1895  - Overdate 1895/94 -
1898  - - 985 000
1900  - - 1 669 735
Catalog ID2176585110
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