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Germans during the occupation of Belgium, and then by the Belgian government after the end of World War II. The coin composed of 100% zinc, and was an emergency issue type.
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government needed to mint coins using metal that would not be needed for the war effort. Therefore, silver coinage was discontinued and coins were instead minted using pure zinc.
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670:
482:
473:
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The 25 centime coin, showing three provincial shields in addition to the monogramme of
Leopold III
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The 10 centime coin, showing three provincial shields in addition to the monogramme of
Leopold III
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1398:
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Liberation, the Allies minted 25 million 2 franc coins at the
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Germany and occupied territories during World War II
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and the state title on the obverse and the royal monogram on the reverse.
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1030:"1 Franc - Leopold III (Belgie-Belgique) - Belgium 1942-1947 - Numista"
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The 5 franc coin, showing the monogramme and bust of King
Leopold III
1177:"25 Centimes - Leopold III (BELGIE-BELGIQUE) - Belgium - Numista"
1156:"25 Centimes - Leopold III (BELGIQUE-BELGIE) - Belgium - Numista"
1135:"10 Centimes - Leopold III (BELGIE-BELGIQUE) - Belgium - Numista"
1114:"10 Centimes - Leopold III (BELGIQUE-BELGIE) - Belgium - Numista"
1093:"5 Centimes - Leopold III (BELGIE-BELGIQUE) - Belgium - Numista"
1072:"5 Centimes - Leopold III (BELGIQUE-BELGIE) - Belgium - Numista"
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The zinc-coated steel 2 franc coin. Only one variant was minted.
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1009:"1 Franc - Leopold III (Belgique-Belgie) - Belgium - Numista"
1051:"5 Francs - Leopold III - (French text) - Belgium - Numista"
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The 1 Franc coin was circulated through
Belgium from 1941.
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860:316,000 (Est. mintage)
780:Rare (Not circulated)
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1318:25 centimes
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954:25,000,000
850:11,652,000
830:25,960,000
820:21,600,000
810:14,400,000
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453:18,430,000
401:10,000,000
299:16,236,000
289:15,200,000
231:Five Francs
209:36,000,000
199:15,930,000
189:24,190,000
179:28,000,000
169:42,000,000
126:28,000,000
116:25,000,000
106:16,000,000
1436:Categories
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1399:100 francs
1304:5 centimes
1216:2013-01-15
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640:8,000,000
600:7,000,000
443:4,000,000
411:7,606,000
370:5 centimes
352:3,100,000
341:8,452,000
330:3,200,000
319:1,868,000
219:3,000,000
136:3,175,000
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1349:Banknotes
1212:. Numista
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40:One Franc
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943:Mintage
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716:Mintage
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1296:Coinage
1261:during
1259:Belgium
912:2 franc
266:5 franc
73:Brabant
22:Belgian
16:During
1270:Topics
946:Notes
920:Allied
802:Notes
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940:Year
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