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500 Francs Europalia 1993
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Belgium |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed rendition of the Aztec Sun Stone (calendar stone), faithfully reproducing its concentric circular composition. At the centre is the face of the solar deity Tonatiuh with an extended tongue, enclosed within a square cartouche flanked by four panels representing the four previous suns. Surrounding this central motif are two rings bearing the twenty day-signs of the Aztec calendar, rendered in high relief with crisp detail. An outer band of elaborate geometric and symbolic ornamentation encircles the entire composition, filling the field to the raised rim. |
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Europalia was a rotating cultural festival launched by Belgium in 1969, dedicating each edition to a single country's arts and history. The 1993 edition focused on Mexico, making this one of the more geographically unusual pairings in Belgian commemorative coinage — a European mint honoring a pre-Columbian and colonial heritage through a series aimed squarely at the domestic collector market.