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50 francs BELGIUM (2000) EURO 2000 (French)

50 francs 2000 EURO (French) - Belgian coins
50 francs 2000 EURO (French) - Belgian coins
diameter: weight: thickness: alloy:
22.75 mm 7.0 g 2.4 mm Ni
obverse:
in the coin centre head of King of Belgium facing left; below: ALBERT II
reverse:
in the coin centre a cup topped with a football ball; on the left in two lines face value: 50 / F (FRANCS); on the right in two lines: CE / 2000 (CHAMPIONNAT D'EUROPE 2000 - European Championship 2000 in French); along the bottom edge: BELGIQUE (Belgium in French)
edge:
reeded
issue date:
2000
withdrawal date:
28 II 2002
designer:
Jan Alfons Keustermans
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 after left from the football ball on the reverse, right from the ball a privy mark of mint's chief Romain Coenen)
mintage:
2000 500 000 + 20 000 in commemorative packaging
varieties:
All coins placed in commemorative packaging EURO 2000 were produced 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:
This coin was struck to promote European Football Championship in 2000 (EURO 2000), which were played on stadiums of Belgium and the Netherlands. The opening match took place on the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. In the grand final the team of France defeated Italy after extra time 2:1.
last update: 9 XI 2015

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