50 frank BELGIUM (1958) EXPO'58 (Dutch)

50 frank 1958 EXPO (Dutch) - Belgian coins

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

obverse:

in the coin centre head of King of Belgium facing left; along the top edge: • BOUDEWIJN • ; along the bottom edge: KONING • DER • BELGEN (Baudouin - King of the Belgians in Dutch)

reverse:

in the coin centre Brussels city-hall; in the top left part an emblem of EXPO '58; on the right in two lines face value: 50 / F (FRANK - francs)

edge:

reeded

issue date:

9 IV 1958

withdrawal date:

designer:

Carlos van Dionant (initials C.v.D. under King's neck on the obverse and signature C.VAN DIONANT. along the bottom edge of the reverse)

mint:

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

mintage:

1958

382 000

varieties:

There exist coins with a reverse not rotated by 180° in respect to an obverse (medal alignment by American terminology).

interesting facts:

EXPO '58 - World Fair, which took place in Brussels in 1958. For the purpose of the fair building called Atomium was constructed, which is today's symbols of Brussels. The Atomium is shown on another Belgian circulation coin - commemorative 2 euro from 2006.

We are presenting a photo of the gothic city-hall in Brussels and an emblem of EXPO '58.

photo of the Brussels Town Hall - Luc Viatour; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

last update: 9 XI 2015

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