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50 Francs Brussels World's Fair 1935, Dutch text
| Issuer | Belgian Ministry of Finance |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#107, LA#BFM-182, Schön#70, Mor#443 |
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| Obverse lettering | - KONINKRIJK BELGIE - BRUSSELSCHE TENTOONSTELLING 50 FR (Translation: Kingdom of Belgium - Brussels Exhibition 50 Francs) |
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| Edge | Plain with incuse lettering |
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The 1935 Brussels World's Fair — officially the Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles — was a significant political moment for Belgium, staged deliberately to project stability and modernism during a period of economic depression gripping much of Europe. Belgium issued commemorative 50-franc pieces in two linguistic versions, French and Dutch, reflecting the country's ongoing and often fractious language politics. The Dutch-text version carries a certain weight beyond the numismatic: Flemish political pressure had been mounting for decades to achieve parity in official state coinage, and bilingual issuance was not casual.
The .680 silver fineness was a Depression-era compromise, lower than earlier Belgian silver standards.