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5 Francs 50 Years of Belgium
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1880 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A seated allegorical female figure, representing Belgium, leans against a lion at rest; she holds a scroll inscribed CONSTITUTION BELGE in her left hand. To the left stands the Column of Congress and to the right appears the Palace of Justice in Brussels, all set within a detailed architectural landscape. The founding year 1830 appears to the left and the commemorative year 1880 to the right in the upper field. The designers' credits E.DEVAUX.INV and CH.WIENER.FEC. are inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1880 - Morin M/12a; 15 rays on left, 6 up, 9 touch the pearls - 6,714 1880 - Morin M/12b; 14 rays on left, all rays >1 mm from pearls - 1880 - Morin M/12c; 13 rays on left, 3 rays on 0.5 mm from pearls - 1880 - Morin M/12d; 10 rays on left, all rays >1 mm from pearls - |
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