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Today I want to show off yet another coin from my collection, this is one of the latest additions and imo pretty cool:
And the other side
As you can see from the pics above, this is a 500 Francs coin from Belgium. It was minted in 1980 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Independence of the country.
As you have probably guessed, the five fellas depicted on the obverse are the 5 kings of the country.
As for the reverse, a map of the country denomination and in Latin "150 years of independence of Belgium".
A beautiful and minimalistic coin just as I like them :D
At 25 g it's a relatively chunky boy although purity wise it could do better. Just 0.510. The rest is mostly copper and a bit of nickel. It's a bit disappointing for such a nice piece and they could have used some more silver.
The edge is also clean, another missed opportunity to make this coin a bit better.
The finish could also have been a bit better, it's too mirrorish for my taste but maybe that's just me.
By the way, if you follow my posts than it might remind you of something.
It's a bit similar with the 1963 30 dracmai coins I have shared a few times in the past, although a bit less epic design wise if you ask me:
All in all, a beautiful coin if you ask me. In my opinion they should have put some more effort (and silver!) and it would have been just perfect!
Ok frens, this is it for today!
See you soon with more shiny π
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It's French.
Source: Someone from Belgium π
Thanks for the fix :D
You're welcome.
I am always already happy when I see the word 'Belgium' mentioned on Hive :D
Glad you have a part of our history! :D
Iβm telling Germany that you are cheating on them with Belgium β¦..π€£π€£π€£
Lmao
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Only 0.510? 1980 silver was close to $21USD/oz. That was a pretty good price then so I believe the mint was being a bit cheap on the silver they put into the coin. Perhaps they cut back on the design too. It could be better as you inferred yet Belgium was one of the richer countries.
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They wouldn't be rich if they weren't cheap ππ
As the Chicks say, "Cheap, cheap, cheap..." π€
That's a nice silver coin and a nice design to boot! Who cares if it's only half silver, it's still silver and that's what counts!
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Sweet, thanks π
Only 5 kings in 150 years? Not that many
30 years average for each, sounds ok to me :D
I agree with you, a wonderful coin, there is NO way to make a joke about it, but I'm going to laugh so as not to lose the habit hahaha
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Too many kings on a coin :)
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Sweet coin dude. I like the lettering.
Yes it's a neat one:D
Nice coin. It's too bad about the silver content in the coin.
Dope ass coin. I like how simple it looks with the kings and the map. Too bad itβs not more silver, but still cool to have anyways. The 1963 drachma coin you mentioned is also really nice. I'm learning new shit everyday because of you Mr TrumpMan πͺπ₯π
The 30 dracmai is bad ass and one of my favorite to stack π
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I think that's cool man
I like the way this particular coin oozes so much history about the country of Belgium, nice find I must say !
Still a nice coin to add to your collection.
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It is a very nice looking silver coin, it is worth to keep
the details on the coin is very nice