Belgium 1 Franc, 1939 – 1940

BELGIE-BELGIQUE

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Belgium Belgium
Currency Franc (1832 – 2001)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Franc
Year 1939 – 1940
Ruler Leopold III (1934–1951)
Composition Nickel
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 4.5
Diameter (mm) 21.5
Thickness (mm) 1.7
Demonetized 1 December 1952

Description

1 Franc from Belgium. Issued from 1939 to 1940. Struck in Nickel. Measures 21.5 mm and weighs 4.5 g.

Obverse
A sitting lion, date below and value at the right, designer at the left.
Reverse
Three coats of arms of West-Flanders, Namur and Limbourg in front of a tree dividing the bilingual (Dutch and French) legend. (Belgium)
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1940  10.9M € 0,10 € 0,17 € 0,17 € 0,54 € 0,82 € 1,00 € 4,00 Morin 460 56%
1939  36M € 0,10 € 0,22 € 0,33 € 0,44 € 0,54 € 1,10 € 7,60 Morin 459 68%

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