Belgian Euro Coins
Belgian Euro coins are interesting in many ways. Did you know that Belgium has no less than five standard series? Or that one of its Commemorative coins is in honour of a British event?
Belgium was one of the founding members of the Euro zone and started issuing coins in 2002. Some basic facts relating to Belgium.
Normal Currency Coins.
Motif:
The Motif for all Belgian Euro Coins is basically the same - a portrait of the reigning monarch, initially King Albert II together with his royal monogram, a capital A under a crown. After Albert'sabdication in July 2013, the portrait of his son Phillipe appears as the motif in the 2014 and subsequent series.
In the coins minted from 1999 to 2007 the royal monogram is shown at "three o'clock" and the year of minting is shown at "five o'clock". Both appear in the outer rim.
In 2008 a revised "national side" appeared in order to comply with the new guidelines of the European Commission. These required, among other things, that the circle of 12 stars representing Europe appear as in the European flag - i.e. continuous in a circle with nothing intruding between any of the stars.
The following changes were made
i) The monogram and date of minting were now brought within the inner circle.
ii) The year of minting was moved from "five o'clock to "six o'clock".
iii) The country code for Belgium (BE) now appears under the royal monogram.
iv) Two mint marks appear to the left and right of date.
v) And finally the portrait of the king was slightly altered (to reflect several years of aging?).
In 2009 the "national side" was again revised. The old portrait was again used (the king became younger !!) but the other changes effected in 2008 remained. As Belgium minted with the new "Common Side" from 2007, it has in effect four "Minting series". As from 2014 one must speak of five "Minting Series" as the National Side now shows the portrait of the new king Phillipe.
Belgium's Minting Series
| Period | Description | |
| Old Common Side and Old National Side | ||
| 2007 | New Common side and Old National Side | |
| 2008 | New Common Side and New National Side(with new image of king) | |
| from 2009 to 2013 | New Common Side and New national Side(with old image of king) | |
| from 2014 | New Common Side and National Side with the new king - Phillipe |
Although there is no significant change in the image on the various values, I have included all the standard coins below for the sake of completeness and to maintain a certain consistency between the various national sides.
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Two Euro Coin Rim
Around the rim of the Two Euro Coin appear the number "2" followed by "**".
This is repeated six times so that the "12-Star" European motif is represented. Each "2" is inverted with respect to the preceding and following "2".
Belgian Commemorative Two Euro Coins.
2005 - The Belgian -Luxembourg financial agreement.
Date of issue : 20.05.2005
Issuing Volume : 6 Million
2006 - Renovation of the Atomium in Brussels.
(Note the Country Code -B- in the outer ring at 12 o'clock)
Date of issue : 10.04.2006
Issuing Volume :5 Million
2008 - 60th Anniversary of the declaration of human rights.
Date of issue :12.06.2008
Issuing Volume : 5 Million
2009 - 200th birthday of Louis Braille.
Date of issue :25.09.2009
Issuing Volume : 5 Million
2010 - Belgian presidency of the EU.
Date of issue : June 2010
Issuing Volume : 5 Million
2011 - 100th anniversary of the International Women's Day.
Date of issue :03.05.2011
Issuing Volume : 5 Million
2012 - 75th anniversary of the Queen Elisabeth Competition.
Date of issue : May 2012
Issuing Volume : 5 Million
2013 - 100th anniversary of the Royal meterological Institute.
Date of issue : September 2013
Issuing Volume : 2 Million
2014 - 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War.
Date of issue : 12.05.2014
Issuing Volume : 1,750,000
2014 - 150th anniversary of the grounding of the Red Cross.
Date of issue : 18.09.2014
Issuing Volume : 287,500
2015 - European Year of Development.
Date of issue : 15.09.2015
Issuing Volume : 250,000
2016 - Olympic Games - 2016.
Date of issue : 24.03.2016
Issuing Volume : 375,000
2016 - Day of missing Children.
Date of issue : 25.05.2016
Issuing Volume : 1,020,000
2017 - 200th Anniversary of the University of Liège.
Date of issue : 15.05.2017
Issuing Volume : 200,000
2017 - 200th Anniversary of the University of Ghent.
Date of issue : 29.07.2017
Issuing Volume : 200,000
2018 - 50th Anniversary of the Student Riots in 1968.
Date of issue : 19.06.2018
Issuing Volume : 257,500
2018 - 50th Anniversary of the Belgian participation in the ESRO Satellite.
Date of issue : 20.09.2018
Issuing Volume : 257,500
2019 - 550th Anniversary of the
death of Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Issue Date: 24.01.2019
Number Minted: 155,000
2019 - 25 Anniversary of the establishment of the European Monetary Institute (EMI).
Issue Date: 24.01.2019
Number Minted: 155,000
2020 - International Year of Plant Health.
Issue Date: 05.03.2020
Number Minted: 755,000
2020 - van Eyck year.
Issue Date: 15.10.2020
Number Minted: 155,000
2021 - 100th Anniversary of the Economic Union with Luxembourg.
Issue Date: 07.07.2021
Number Minted: 155,000
2021 - 500th Anniversary of the issuing of the first Karlsgulden.
Issue Date: 27.10.2021
Number Minted: 155,250
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