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50 Francs Brussels World's Fair 1935, French text
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Value | 50 Francs (50 BEF) |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of the Archangel Saint Michael, winged and armoured, standing upon a vanquished dragon, the denomination '50 FR' divided by the figure's body. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, with the French legend arranged around the periphery. The design reflects the Art Deco style characteristic of Belgian commemorative coinage of the interwar period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Belgium issued this coin specifically to commemorate the 1935 Brussels Universal Exposition, one of the largest world's fairs of the interwar period, which attracted over 20 million visitors despite the grinding economic pressures of the Depression. The exposition was built on the Laeken plateau and deliberately showcased Belgian industrial and colonial ambition at a moment when both were under strain.
The reduced silver fineness — well below Belgium's earlier coinage standards — reflects treasury constraints of the period. A parallel issue with Dutch (Flemish) text was struck simultaneously, the bilingual split a legal requirement under Belgium's linguistic parity laws codified in 1932.