Belgium 5 Centimes - Léopold II, 1894 – 1900

Dutch text

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Belgium Belgium
Currency Franc (1832 – 2001)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 5 Centimes
Year 1894 – 1900
Ruler Leopold II (1885–1908)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 3
Diameter (mm) 19
Thickness (mm) 1.58
Demonetized Yes

Description

5 Centimes from Belgium. Issued from 1894 to 1900. Struck in Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel). Measures 19 mm and weighs 3 g.

Obverse
Rampant lion left within circle. Around outside legend in Dutch, date below between stars (Unity Makes Strength)
Reverse
Value and 5-pointed star on close checkered background within circle. Lettering in Dutch around outside. (Leopold the Second, King of the Belgians)
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vg f vf xf unc Comment Frequency
1900  1.7M — — € 11,00 — € 100,00 15%
1898  985K — € 11,00 € 16,00 — — 12%
1895  5M € 2,70 € 2,70 € 2,70 € 4,50 — 62%
1895  — — — — — — Overdate 1895/94 0.8%
1894  1.7M — € 1,10 € 5,70 — — 34%

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