50 euro cent BELGIUM (1999-2004)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
24.25 mm	7.8 g	2.38 mm	Cu₈₉Al₅Zn₅Sn₁ (Nordic Gold)

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:

right from the coin centre face value 50, below in two lines: EURO / CENT; on the left a simplified map of Europe showing borders of countries - members of the EU in 1999; in the background of the map vertically six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)

edge:

reeded

issue date:

1 I 2002

withdrawal date:

still in circulation

designer:

Jan Alfons Keustermans, Luc Luycx (initials LL after 50 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	197 000 000	+ 40 000 in boxed sets
2000	-	+ 40 000 in boxed sets
2001	-	+ 40 000 in boxed sets
2002	50 019 648	+ 140 000 in boxed sets
2003	-	+ 185 000 in boxed sets
2004	15 000 000	+ 92 000 in boxed sets
2005	-	+ 75 000 in boxed sets
2006	-	+ 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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