Belgium 1953 20 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin was struck 1953-54, 1957-59 and 1962-63. The obverse features a helmeted coal miner; the same design was used on the fifty centimes. All dates are worthless except for the very rare 1954. In 1949, the exchange rate was US$1 = fifty francs. Belgium joined the euro in 2002 and all the franc coinage is obsolete.

Recorded mintage: 14,150,000.

Specification: 2 g, bronze, 17 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 146.

Sources:

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

Link to:

• 1934 20 frank
• 1950 50 francs
• 1953 50 centimes, French legends
• 1954 100 francs
• 1959 20 centimes, French legends
• Coins and currency dated 1953