5 euro cent BELGIUM (1999-2007)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
21.25 mm	3.92 g	1.67 mm	steel Cu-plated

obverse:

in the coin centre head of King of Belgium - Albert II facing left; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union; at the right edge between the stars the royal monogram; along the bottom right edge year of issue

reverse:

left from the coin centre face value: 5, on the top right in two lines: EURO / CENT; below the globe with a view to Europe; in the background diagonally six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)

edge:

plain

issue date:

1 I 2002

withdrawal date:

still in circulation

designer:

Jan Alfons Keustermans, Luc Luycx (initials LL right from the globe on the reverse)

mint:

De Koninklijke Munt van België (in Dutch) / La Monnaie Royale de Belgique (in French) (The Royal Belgian Mint), Brussels

mintage:

1999	300 000 000	+ 40 000 in boxed sets
2000	-	+ 40 000 in boxed sets
2001	-	+ 40 000 in boxed sets
2002	-	+ 140 000 in boxed sets
2003	30 056 908	+ 185 000 in boxed sets
2004	80 000 000	+ 92 000 in boxed sets
2005	110 000 000	+ 75 000 in boxed sets
2006	35 000 000	+ 75 000 in boxed sets
2007	-	+ 75 000 in boxed sets

interesting facts:

The royal monogram of Albert II - King of the Belgians in years 1993-2013.

photo: Ssolbergj; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

Last update: 9 X 2012

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