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5 Francs Pattern - Belgie - Belgique
| Issuer | Royal Belgian Mint |
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| Year | 1939 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a complex heraldic composition centred on the Belgian royal coat of arms: a shield bearing the rampant lion of Belgium, surmounted by a crown and flanked by laurel branches. Below the central shield are two subsidiary escutcheons, the left bearing the arms of Brabant with an eagle and castle devices, the right bearing the arms of Luxembourg with the initials 'L G' and barry field with a lion. The bilingual country name 'BELGIE BELGIQUE' arcs along the upper periphery in bold raised Latin letters, with 'BELGIE' to the left and 'BELGIQUE' to the right. |
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In 1939, Belgium was quietly preparing for a coinage transition that the German invasion would render moot within a year. This bilingual pattern — carrying both Flemish and French designations — reflects the persistent linguistic compromise politics that governed every Belgian monetary decision from the 1930s onward. Whether it reached serious production consideration before the May 1940 occupation interrupted the mint's civilian programs is unclear from surviving records.