Belgium 1953 50 centimes

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck 1952-55 along with a similar twenty centimes (KM 146). Later styles (KM 148.1 and 148.2), with slight changes to the miner's bust on the reverse, were struck until the coming of the euro in 2002. In 1949, the exchange rate was US$1 = fifty francs. The coin is now obsolete.

Recorded mintage: 22,620,000 with French legends plus 22,930,000 with Dutch text (BELGIE).

Specification: 2.75 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 144.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1952 frank, Dutch legends
• 1953 20 centimes, French legends
• 1954 100 francs
• 1955 50 centimes, French legends
• 1955 franc, French legend
• Coins and currency dated 1953
• return to cons of Belgium