Belgium 1909 50 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin, one of a type struck 1907 and 1909 during the reign of Leopold III of Belgium (1865-1909), was struck with Walloons (dialect of French) and Flemish (dialect of Dutch) legends. The Walloons legend type is shown here; it is not rare, tho expensive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 2,503,000 plus 2,510,000 with Dutch legends (KM 61.1).

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 60.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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