5 Centimes - Léopold III BELGIE-BELGIQUE

€7,100.00
IssuerBelgium
Year1939-1940
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Centimes (0.05 BEF)
CurrencyFranc (1832-2001)
CompositionNickel brass (64% Copper, 20% Zinc, 16% Nickel)
Weight2.5 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness1.23 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a round hole (Center 2.5 mm)
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Oscar Jespers
In circulation to1 January 1957
Reference(s) KM#111, LA#BFM-28, Schön#72
Obverse descriptionMonogram of Léopold III, date below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering1940
Reverse descriptionCoats of arms of Ghent (left), Liège (middle) and Arlon (right) surrounded by bilingual legends. Value and designer below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBELGIE-BELGIQUE 5c O.J.
(Translation: Belgium)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1939  - Morin 468 - 3 000 000
1940  - Morin 469 - 1 970 000
Catalog ID7054367870
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