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50 Betchard - Tubize

Location Belgium
Year 1980
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Weight 7.69 g
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Obverse description Right-facing bust of Empress Maria Theresa in high relief, depicted with elaborate curled wig and lace-trimmed decolletage, signed MEERSMAN in the exergue. The circular legend reads between two beaded borders, commemorating the bicentennial of her death (1780) and the issuing city of Tubize (1980).
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Obverse lettering 1780·MARIE THERESE·1980·TUBIZE
Reverse description Central device features the large denomination numeral '50' above a detailed panoramic scene of an iron works factory complex, with smokestacks and industrial buildings in relief. Above the central device, four heraldic shields representing the municipalities of Clabecq, Oisquercq, Saintes, and Tubize are arranged in a row. The denomination 'BETCHARD' appears in bold lettering at the bottom within the inner beaded border, with the circulation notice inscribed in small text in the exergue.
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