Obverse
LEOPOLD III1939RAU
leffigy of King Leopold III, turned left, under his name LEOPOLD III.
MREngraved by Marcel Rau (Rau)
50 francs 1939 Léopold III BELGIQUE:BELGIE
Belgium · 1939 · 50 francsUncommon
N7141 KM121 LABFM-183 SCHöN84 MOR444a
The coin's story
Obverse: The leffigy of King Leopold III, turned left under his name LEOPOLD III. Reverse: the shields of the 9 Belgian provinces (top line: Antwerp, Brabant, West Flanders and East Flanders, middle line: Hainaut, Liège and Limburg, bottom line: Luxembourg and Namur), surmounted by a crown, surrounded by the nominal value 50 FR and above the legend BELGIQUE:BELGIE
Reverse
50 FRBELGIQUE:BELGIE
the shields of the 9 Belgian provinces (top line: Antwerp, Brabant, West Flanders and East Flanders, middle line: Hainaut, Liège and Limburg, bottom line: Luxembourg and Namur), surmounted by a crown, surrounded by the nominal value 50 FR and above the legend BELGIQUE:BELGIE
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Specifications
- Denomination50 francs
- Year1939
- Mintage1,000,000
- MaterialSilver 0.835
- ShapeRound
- Diameter33 mm
- Thickness2.75 mm
- Weight20 g
- EdgeSmooth with inscription * BELGIQUE * BELGIE hollow
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.75 mm.
Composition
Silver 83.5 %Copper 16.5 %
20 francs1934 · 28 mm
20 francs1934 · 28 mm
20 francs1935 · 28 mm
