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50 Francs King Baudouin's Marriage
| Issuer | National Bank of Belgium |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned and quartered coats of arms of King Baudouin I and Queen Fabiola arranged side by side, flanked by two decorative olive or laurel sprigs. The Latin legend BELGICA arcs above the shield composition, with the denomination F 50 positioned in the lower field. The designer's initials C.V.D. appear below the central device, identifying engraver Carlos van Dionant de Cacérès. |
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| Obverse lettering | BELGICA F 50 C.V.D. (Translation: Belgium) |
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Issued to mark the May 1960 marriage of King Baudouin to Spanish noblewoman Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, this commemorative came at a politically turbulent moment — the Belgian Congo declared independence just weeks later, in June, effectively ending Belgium's colonial empire. The wedding itself had been a rare moment of national goodwill toward a king who had weathered years of controversy following his father Leopold III's wartime conduct.
Belgium struck bilingual parallel versions, with French and Dutch text variants produced in roughly equal numbers.