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10 francs BELGIUM (1969-1979) (French)

10 francs 1969-1979 (French)
10 francs 1969-1979 (French)
diameter: weight: thickness: alloy:
27.0 mm 8.0 g 2.1 mm Ni
obverse:
head of King of Belgium Baudouin I facing left
reverse:
in the coin centre Large Coat of Arms of Belgium divides the face value: 10 / F (FRANCS); along the top edge: BELGIQUE (Belgium in French); along the bottom edge year of issue
edge:
plain
issue date:
1969
withdrawal date:
1988
designer:
Harry Elstrøm (signature ELSTRØM on the obverse bottom), Jean De Bast (signature J. DE BAST above year of issue on the reverse)
mint:
Mint mark of Royal Belgian Mint De Koninklijke Munt van België (in Dutch) / La Monnaie Royale de Belgique (in French) (The Royal Belgian Mint), Brussels (mintmark below F on the reverse, below 10 a privy mark of mint's chief Robert Vogeleer)
mintage:
1969 22 235 000
1970 9 495 000 + 5 000 in annual sets
1971 14 990 000 + 10 000 in annual sets
1972 14 990 000 + 10 000 in annual sets
1973 9 985 000 + 15 000 in annual sets
1974 4 981 000 + 19 000 in annual sets
1975 4 954 248 + 45 752 in annual sets
1976 7 485 000 + 15 000 in annual sets
1977 6 954 062 + 45 938 in annual sets
1978 2 453 763 + 46 237 in annual sets
1979 4 950 003 + 49 997 in annual sets
varieties:
Among coins struck in 1974 there exist coins with a reverse not rotated by 180° in respect to an obverse (medal alignment by American terminology).
privy marks:
We are presenting below privy marks of The Royal Belgian Mint directors, which appear on Belgian franc coins struck after the World War II:
Gaston Lamquet 1957-1963 Gaston Lamquet's privy mark sheep head
Robert Vogeleer 1964-1987 Robert Vogeleer's privy mark fenix with a V letter
Romain Coenen 1988-2001 Romain Coenen's privy mark scale
interesting facts:
Large Coat of Arms of Belgium:

Large Coat of Arms of Belgium
photo: Ssolbergj; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0
last update: 9 XI 2015

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