Belgium 1894 5 centiemen

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 45364

This specimen was lot 45364 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BELGIUM. 5 Centimes, 1894. Brussels Mint. Leopold II. PCGS MS-64." This design was struck 1894-1900 in two languages: KM 40 has French (Walloons) legends and KM 41 has Dutch (Flemish) legends. The two languages were used to appease regionalist sentiment.

Recorded mintage: 1,658,000.

Specification: 3 g, copper-nickel, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-41.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1895 10 centiemen
• 1901 5 centimes, with hole
• Coins and currency dated 1894