Belgium 1907 50 centimes

Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1285

This specimen was lot 1285 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €110 (about US$146 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BELGIQUE, Royaume, Léopold II (1865-1909), AR 50 centimes, 1907FR. Refrappe de 1947 sur flan poli. Tranche avec cannelures plus fines. Très rare. Fleur de Coin. (kingdom of Belgium, Leopold II, 1865-1909, silver fifty centimes of 1907, French legends, proof restrike of 1947, with finely reeded edge. Very rare, Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1907 and 1909 with French and Flemish legends.

Recorded mintage: 545,000.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 60.1 (signature with dot), Bogaert 1625B1 var.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

Link to:

• 1901 50 centimes restrike in silver, plain edge
• 1901 10 centiemen
• 1904 frank
• 1905 5 centiemen
• 1907 50 centiemen restrike in silver, plain edge
• 1909 50 centimes
• 1909 2 francs, Des Belges
• Coins and currency dated 1907