50 francs BELGIUM (1949-1955) (French)

50 francs 1948-1954 (French) - Belgian coins

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
30.0 mm	12.5 g	2.15 mm	Ag₈₃₅

obverse:

in the coin centre Belgian lion standing left supported on a stone tablet with inscription: LEX (law in Latin) that symbolises Belgian constitution; below in two lines face value: 50 / F (FRANCS); along the left edge: BELGIQUE (Belgium in French)

reverse:

in the coin centre a head of mythological god of trade Mercury facing right, on the left a caduceus dividing year of issue

edge:

reeded

issue date:

15 X 1948

withdrawal date:

designer:

Marcel Rau (initial R behind the lion on the obverse, signature RAU under Mercury's chin on the reverse)

mint:

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

mintage:

1948	2 000 000
1949	4 354 000
1951	2 904 000
1954	3 232 000

last update: 9 XI 2015

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