50 Centimes Pattern

€33,044.00
IssuerBelgium
Year1939
TypePattern
Value50 Centimes (0.50 BEF)
CurrencyFranc (1832-2001)
CompositionNickel
Weight2.5 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Ernest Wijnants
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#118, Schön#81
Obverse descriptionA sitting lion, date below and value at the right, designer at the left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering50 C E.W. 1939
Reverse descriptionThree coats of arms of Hainaut, East-Flanders and Luxembourg in front of a tree dividing the bilingual (French and Dutch) legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBELGIQUE-BELGIE =
(Translation: Belgium)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1939  - Trial strike - 15 482 000
Catalog ID1666182010
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