Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Belgium) explained

Native Name: Koninkrijk België
Royaume de Belgique
Königreich Belgien
Conventional Long Name:Kingdom of Belgium
Common Name:Belgium

Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone, mainly in gold and silver, although other precious metals are also used in rare occasions. Belgium was one of the first twelve countries in the Eurozone that introduced the euro (€) on 1 January 2002. Since then, the Belgian Royal Mint have been minting both normal issues of Belgian euro coins, which are intended for circulation, and commemorative euro coins in gold and silver.

These special coins are only legal tender in Belgium, unlike the normal issues of the Belgian euro coins, which are legal tender in every country of the Eurozone. This means that the commemorative coins made of gold and silver cannot be used as money in other countries. Furthermore, as their bullion value[1] generally vastly exceeds their face value, these coins are not intended to be used as means of payment at all—although it remains possible. For this reason, they are usually named Collectors' coins.

The coins usually commemorate the anniversaries of historical events or draw attention to current events of special importance. Belgium mints five of these coins on average per year, in both gold and silver, with face value ranging from 10 to 100 euros. All the coins were designed by Luc Luycx.

Summary

As of 3 July 2008, 27 variations of Belgian commemorative coins have been minted: two in 2002, two in 2003, four in 2004, four in 2005, six in 2006, six in 2007, seven in 2008 and two in 2009 so far. These special high-value commemorative coins are not to be confused with €2 commemorative coins, which are coins designated for circulation and do have legal tender status in all countries of the Eurozone.[2]

The following table shows the number of coins minted per year. In the first section, the coins are grouped by the metal used, while in the second section they are grouped by their face value. Data from years 2020 to 2024 were sourced from Belgian Federal Public Service. [3] [4]

YearIssues By metal By face value
gold silver Others €100 €50 €25 €20 €12.5 €10 €5
2002 2
2003 2
2004 4
2005 4
2006 5
2007 6
2008 7
2009 6
2010 7
2011 7
2012 5
2013 7
2014 7
2015 9
2016 9
2017 9
2018 8
2019 6
2020 7
2021 9
2022 4
2023 4
2024 3
Total 137 61 69 7 17 17 7 15 20 39 22

2002 coinage

scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"50th Anniversary of the Brussels North–South connection[5]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 50,008align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 16 October 2002align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
The euro was introduced in the Eurozone on 1 January 2002. As a result, Belgium started to mint collectors' coins in late 2002. This coin was their first euro commemorative coin released.

The obverse (front side) shows a train coming out of one of the tunnels in the North–South connection in Brussels. On the coin is written the words Noord-Zuidverbinding Jonction Nord-Midi ("North–South connection" in Dutch and French, respectively) and the years 1952 (representing the opening of the connection) and 2002.

The reverse (back side) shows the effigy of King Albert II, facing to the left surrounded by stars representing the European Union. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 10 euro.

 
scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"50 Years of the European Coal and Steel[6]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 5,013align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 16 December 2002align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center
After the introduction of the euro in 2002, this was the first commemorative euro coin released in gold.

The obverse shows a portrait with the names of three pioneers of European unification: Robert Schuman, Paul-Henri Spaak and Konrad Adenauer.

The reverse shows a map of the European Union as of 2002. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 100 euro.

2003 coinage

scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100th Birthday of Georges Simenon[7]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 45,086align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 20 February 2003align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
Although his well-known protagonist, Detective Inspector Maigret, was Parisian, Georges Simenon was one of the most famous Belgian writers of the 20th century. With more than 200 novels, most of them translated into several dozen languages and more than fifty adapted for television and the large screen, he has left a large collection of masterpieces behind. Two of them, My Friend Maigret (1949) and Maigret in Court (1960) were named in 1987 as two of the hundred best crime novels. For his work particularly on police novels, Belgium has chosen to honor the centennial of his birth (13 February 1903) with a 10-euro sterling silver commemorative coin.[8] The obverse front side shows his portrait.

The reverse shows a map of the European Union as of 2003. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 10 euro, surrounded by the 12 stars of the union.

 
scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"200th Anniversary of the French Monetary Reform[9]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 4,503align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 15 November 2003align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center
The obverse of the coin shows the two faces of the "Germinal Franc", a currency established in 1803. Some historians consider that, since it references to both gold and silver, this currency indicates the creation of the bi-metallic system.

The reverse shows the effigy of King Albert II. To the left of the coin, the royal mint mark is depicted. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed in the middle as well as the nominal value of 100 euro.

2004 coinage

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"75 Years of The Adventures of Tintin[10]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 50,006align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 4 January 2004align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
The coin celebrates the 75th anniversary of the famous Belgian cartoon The Adventures of Tintin, also known as Kuifje. The minting of this coin received a lot of attention worldwide; even the Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders attended the minting ceremony. "It is important to celebrate Tintin and Hergé not only in Belgium, but all over the world", he said.[11]

A portrait of Tintin and his dog Snowy can be seen on the obverse of the coin.

The reverse show a map of the European Union as of 2004. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 10 euro, surrounded by the 12 stars of the union.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Expansion of the European Union[12]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 40,626align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 30 July 2004align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
The female character Europa, abducted by Zeus, watching the continent from the skies, is shown on the obverse of the coin.

The continent Europe has ultimately been named after this female character. In the eighth century, ecclesiastical uses of Europa for the imperium of Charlemagne provide the source for the modern geographical term. The name of Europe as a geographical term came in use by Ancient Greek geographers such as Strabo.[13] It is derived from the Greek word Europa (Ευρώπη) in almost all European languages. Europa has been used frequently as a symbol of Europe; statues of her and the bull, are placed outside several European Union institutions.

On the reverse of the coin, "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 10 euro, surrounded by the 12 stars of the union.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"70th Birthday of King Albert II[14]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 3,671align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 30 July 2004align=center Diameter: 212NaN2align=center Weight: 6.222NaN2align=center
The obverse shows the effigy of King Albert II. To the left of the coin, the royal mint mark is depicted with the number 70, representing his 70th birthday.

The reverse shows, for the first time, the map of the whole of Europe as a representation of the European Union Expansion that took place in 2004. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 50 euro, surrounded by the 12 stars of the union.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Expansion of the European Union
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 5,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2004align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center
On 1 May 2004, eight of the old Socialist states (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia), plus the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Cyprus, joined the union. This was the largest single enlargement in terms of people and landmass, although the smallest in terms of GDP.[15]

To commemorate this remarkable event, the Belgian mint minted this gold commemorative coin. The obverse shows ten famous landmarks, each of them located in one of the ten new members of the European Union, surrounding the euro symbol with the 12 stars of the union.

The reverse shows the new map of the union, with the new members added. The names of these new members are also shown to the right of the map.

2005 coinage

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union[16]
Designer: Luc Luycx
Jan Alfons Keusterman		Mint: Brussels
align=center Value: €2align=center Alloy: CuZn25Ni5+Ni (brass)
CuNi25 (copper-nickel)		align=center Quantity: 5,997,000align=center Quality: Regular
align=center Issued: 1 March 2005align=center Diameter: 25272NaN2align=center Weight: 8.52NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100th Anniversary of Derby of the Low Countries.
75th Anniversary of Heizel Stadium.
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver) & Cu 75 (copper)align=center Quantity: 50,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2005align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
The obverse depicts an image of a footballer with the Heizel Stadium in the background. The flags of Belgium and the Netherlands can be seen on top of the stadium.

The stadium, also known as King Baudouin Stadium (French: Stade Roi Baudouin, Dutch: Koning Boudewijnstadion), is a sports ground in north-west Brussels. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 (days after Belgium's 100th anniversary) as the Stade du Jubilé or Jubelstadion ("Jubilee Stadium") in the presence of Prince Leopold III. It was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the 1935 World's Fair. The stadium hosted 70,000 people at the time. This coin was minted to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this event.

The reverse of the coin shows a map of the European Union as of 2005, including the recently joined ten new members. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 10 euro, surrounded by the 12 stars of the union.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"60 Years of Peace and Freedom in Europe[17]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 26,095align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: May 2005align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
The obverse features a stylised version of the Phoenix rising from the ashes, as a representation of a new Europe post 1945, celebrating 60 years of peace and freedom in the continent.

The reverse shows a map of Europe. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 10 euro, surrounded by the 12 stars of the European Union.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"FIFA Football World Cup Germany 2006[18]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €20align=center Alloy: Ag 999 (silver)align=center Quantity: 9,211align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 8 December 2005align=center Diameter: 372NaN2align=center Weight: 22.852NaN2align=center
In the obverse, an effigy of a soccer player commemorating the games is depicted.

The reverse shows the effigy of King Albert II, facing to the left surrounded by the 12 stars of the union. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 20 euro.

 
150px  scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"175th Anniversary of Belgium Independence
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 5,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2005align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center
The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the establishment of an independent, Roman Catholic and neutral Belgium (William I, king of the Netherlands, would refuse to recognize a Belgian state until 1839, when he had to yield under pressure by the Treaty of London). This coin commemorates the 175th anniversary of this event.

The obverse depicts the famous painting "Scene of the September days in 1830",[19] a representation of the Belgian Revolution. On the reverse there is an effigy of King Albert II, facing to the left surrounded by the 12 stars of the European union. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 100 euro.

2006 coinage

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Justus Lipsius
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver) & Cu 75 (copper)align=center Quantity: 50,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2006align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Justus Lipsius
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 2,500align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2006align=center Diameter: 212NaN2align=center Weight: 6.222NaN2align=center
The 400th anniversary of the death of Belgian philosopher Justus Lipsius is the theme of Belgium's contribution to the 2006 Europa coin program of famous European personalities.

Born in 1547, Lipsius came to be known for his writings on stoicism. The most famous of these was entitled De Constantia ("On Constancy"), and in it he spoke of the merits of a Stoic-inspired ideal of constancy whenever people were faced with unpleasant events or circumstances. His teachings led to a philosophical movement known today as "Neostoicism". Lipsius died in 1606.

The obverse of the coin features an image of Lipsius, surrounded by the inscription of his name and the dates 1547–1606.

The reverse shows a map of Europe as one continent. "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 10 euro, surrounded by the 12 stars of the European Union.

The same coin was also minted in pure gold, with a face value of 50 euros.

 
scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"50th anniversary of the catastrophe Bois du Cazier at Marcinelle
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 50,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2006align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"50th anniversary of the catastrophe Bois du Cazier at Marcinelle
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver) & Cu 75 (copper)align=center Quantity: 2,000[20] align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2006align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
This coin was minted as a tribute to an accident that occurred in the mines of Bois du Cazier at Marcinelle.

On the morning of 8 August 1956, a fire in the mines of Marcinelle caused 262 victims. At the time of the incident, 274 people were working in the colliery Bois du Cazier, also known as Puits Saint-Charles.[21] A wrongly placed mining wagon on the elevator cage hit an oil pipe and indirectly the electricity lines when the elevator started moving. This caused a fire, which trapped the miners working in the galleries. Only 12 people survived.

The obverse shows a portrait of a miner, with the mine Bois du Cazier in the background. In one version of the coin, the portrait of the miner is minted in copper, which gives a unique character to this coin.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"175 years of Belgian Dynasty
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 5,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2006align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center
The obverse shows the monument dedicated to Leopold I. Built in 1881, it celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Belgian Dynasty. Six royal monograms can be seen around the monument.

The reverse shows the map of the European Union, including the new members that joined in 2004.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"175 years of Belgian Dynasty
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €12.50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 15,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2006align=center Diameter: 142NaN2align=center Weight: 1.252NaN2align=center
This was the first 12.50-euro coin ever minted by Belgium. The obverse of the coin shows a portrait of Leopold I, the father of the Belgian dynasty.

On the reverse, a seated lion can be observed. The design of this lion is an original resemblance of a very old coin: the 2 centimes made of copper, minted from 1835 to 1865, one of the first coins minted by the Belgian dynasty.[22] Under the lion, the words "Belgium" in the three official languages and the face value of 12.50 euro can be seen.

2007 coinage

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Treaty of Rome
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver) & Cu 75 (copper)align=center Quantity: 40,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2007align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
The obverse shows a goose feather on top of a document, symbolizing the signature of the Treaty of Rome in 1957, the first step of the union. Six lines can be seen coming out of the pen, each of them representing one of the original members.

The reverse shows a map of the countries of the European Union. For the first time, it includes the countries of the new members Bulgaria and Romania.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"International Polar Foundation
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver) & Cu 75 (copper)align=center Quantity: 50,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2007align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
This coin was issued to commemorate the 4th International Polar Year and the establishment of a new Belgian scientific base on Antarctica.[23] On the obverse, a view of the polar station with its three wind turbines can be seen, as well as some of the polar ice mountains in the background.

The reverse shows the map of the European Union as of 2007. The word "Belgium" is written in the three official languages, with the face value of 10 euro. In the bottom of the coin, the name of the foundation "Princess Elizabeth Antarctica" is written.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100th Anniversary of Hergé's birth
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €20align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver) & Cu 75 (copper)align=center Quantity: 50,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2007align=center Diameter: 372NaN2align=center Weight: 22.852NaN2align=center
In the obverse, a self-portrait of Hergé can be seen to the left. Hergé was one of the most famous Belgian comics writer and artist. To the right of the portrait, there is a portrait of his masterpiece Kuifje (Tintin). In the bottom of the coin, Hergé's signature is depicted.

The reverse shows the map of the European Union as of 2007. The word "Belgium" is written in the three official languages, with the face value of 20 euro.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Leopold II
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €12.50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 15,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2007align=center Diameter: 142NaN2align=center Weight: 1.252NaN2align=center
This coin was also issued commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Belgian royal dynasty. On the obverse is the effigy of King Leopold II, the second King of the Belgians, and the inscription LEOPOLDVS II and the date 2007.[24]

On the reverse, a seated lion can be observed under the words "Belgium" in the three official languages, on top of the face value of 12.50 euro.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Treaty of Rome
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 2,500align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2007align=center Diameter: 212NaN2align=center Weight: 6.222NaN2align=center
Similarly to the 10-euro "Treaty of Rome" coin, the obverse shows a goose feather on top of a document, symbolizing the signature of the Treaty of Rome in 1957, the very first step of the union. Six lines can be seen coming out of the pen, each of them representing one of the original members.

The reverse shows the map of the European Union as of 2007. The word "Belgium" is written in the three official languages, with the face value of 50 euro.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"175th Anniversary of Belgian coins
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 5,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2007align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center
The obverse shows a very old coin die, used to mint the first Belgian coins. Around it there are six representations of the most common pre-euro Belgian coins.

The reverse shows the map of the European Union as of 2007. The word "Belgium" is written in the three official languages, with the face value of 100 euro.

2008 coinage

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Maurice Maeterlinck[25]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 20,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2008align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Maurice Maeterlinck[26]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 2,500align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2008align=center Diameter: 212NaN2align=center Weight: 6.222NaN2align=center
This coin was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Maurice Maeterlinck's greatest contemporary success: L'Oiseau Bleu, written in 1908. Maurice was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist writing in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911.

The play premiered on 30 September 1908 at Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre and has been turned into several films and a TV series. The story is about a girl called Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl seeking happiness, represented by The Blue Bird of Happiness, aided by the good fairy Berylune.[27]

This coin features on its obverse the image of the blue bird spreading its wings and leaving the confines of its cage for freedom. The unusual aspect of this coin is that the bird itself is actually colored in blue (as in the name of the play). Above the bird are the years signifying the 100th anniversary of the Blue Bird play, 1908–2008, and above that is the emblem for the Europa series. In a semicircle around the top rim of the coin is the name of Maurice Maeterlinck, while around the bottom are the words, in French and Dutch respectively, for The Blue Bird.

The reverse shows a clear view of all the countries of the Eurozone, surrounded by the word "Belgium" in the three official languages and the face value of 10 euro.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"2008 Olympic Games
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 20,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2008align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"2008 Olympic Games
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €25align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 5,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2008align=center Diameter: 182NaN2align=center Weight: 3.112NaN2align=center
On the occasion of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, the Royal Mint of Belgium have issued a commemorative coin in silver. The reverse shows on the right side a nominal value of 10 euro and the year of issue (2008), and in the center a map of Europe with all 27 member states of the EU.

The obverse carries on the right side a symbol of the Belgian Olympic Committee, in the center an analog of the Olympic flambeau, which will constantly burn during the Olympic Games, and on the left side symbols of four Olympic disciplines: cycling, hockey, athletics and tennis.

The same coin was also minted in pure gold, with a face value of 25 euros. A particularity of this gold coin is that for the first time since the introduction of the euro in coins in 2002, the Belgian Mint is minting a coin with a face value of 25 euro.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"The Smurfs – 50th Anniversary[28]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €5align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 18,000[29] align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2008align=center Diameter: 302NaN2align=center Weight: 152NaN2align=center
scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"The Smurfs – 50th Anniversary
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €5align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 7,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2008align=center Diameter: 302NaN2align=center Weight: 152NaN2align=center
Fifty years after their first appearance in a Comics book, the Smurfs are still to be reckoned among the most popular comics figures in the world. This issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Smurfs, and the 80th birthday of its inventor, Peyo. The figure of a smurf can be seen in the obverse of the coin (plain silver in one issue, colored in the other).
 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Albert I[30]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €12.50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 10,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2008align=center Diameter: 142NaN2align=center Weight: 1.252NaN2align=center
On the obverse is the effigy of Albert I, and the inscription ALBERTVS I with the date 2008.

On the reverse, a seated lion can be observed under the words "Belgium" in the three official languages, on top of the face value of 12.50 euro.

 
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"50th Anniversary of the International Expo in Belgium
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Royal Belgian Mint
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 3,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2008align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.52NaN2align=center
The International Expo in Belgium, also known as Expo 58 or Brussels World’s Fair, was held from 17 April to 19 October 1958. It was the first major World's Fair after World War II.[31]

The site is best known for a giant model of a unit cell of an iron crystal (each sphere representing an atom), called the Atomium, which decades later remains one of the best known landmarks of Brussels. More than 42 million visitors visited the site, which was opened with a call for world peace and social and economic progress, issued by King Baudouin I.

This coin was issued to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this event; on the obverse of the coin the logo of the exposition is depicted.

2009 coinage

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"10 Years of the European Economic Union[32]
Designer: Luc Luycx
Georges Stamatopoulos		Mint: Wien
align=center Value: €2align=center Alloy: CuZn25Ni5+Ni (brass)
CuNi25 (copper-nickel)		align=center Quantity: 4,988,000align=center Quality: Regular
align=center Issued: 2009align=center Diameter: 25.272NaN2align=center Weight: 8.52NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"200th Anniversary of the Birth of Louis Braille (1809–1852)[33]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Brussels
align=center Value: €2align=center Alloy: CuZn25Ni5+Ni (brass)
CuNi25 (copper-nickel)		align=center Quantity: 4,987,500align=center Quality: Regular
align=center Issued: 2009align=center Diameter: 25.272NaN2align=center Weight: 8.52NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"75th Birthday of King Albert II[34]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 5,871align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2009align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"500th Anniversary of "The Praise of Folly" by Erasmus[35]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 12,756align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2009align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"King Leopold III[36]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €12.50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 5,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2009align=center Diameter: 142NaN2align=center Weight: 1.252NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"King Leopold III[37]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €20align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 6,500align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2009align=center Diameter: 372NaN2align=center Weight: 22.852NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"500th Anniversary of "The Praise of Folly" by Erasmus[38]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 3,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2009align=center Diameter: 212NaN2align=center Weight: 6.222NaN2align=center
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) was a Dutch Renaissance humanist and Catholic Christian theologian. Erasmus was a classical scholar who wrote in a "pure" Latin style and enjoyed the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists."[39]

One of his masterpieces is the essay The Praise of Folly (Greek title: Morias Enkomion (Μωρίας Εγκώμιον), Latin: Stultitiae Laus, sometimes translated as "In Praise of Folly", Dutch title: Lof der Zotheid); written in 1509. Erasmus revised and extended the work while sojourning with Sir Thomas More. In Praise of Folly is considered one of the most influential works of literature in Western civilization and one of the catalysts of the Protestant Reformation.

The 500th Anniversary of this essay is the main motif for the firsts two commemorative coins in 2009. On the obverse of the coin, is an effigy of Erasmus. To his left are two samples of the most famous pen and ink illustrations from the 1515 edition.[40] In the center of the coin, the years MDIX (1509 in Roman numerals) and 2009 are clearly shown. The reverse shows a view of all the countries of the Eurozone, surrounded by the word "Belgium" in its three official languages and the face value of 10 euro.

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"50th Wedding Anniversary of King Albert II and Queen Paola[41]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 1,485align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2009align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center

2010 coinage

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union[42]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint:Brussels
align=center Value: €2align=center Alloy: CuZn25Ni5+Ni (brass)
CuNi25 (copper-nickel)		align=center Quantity: 5 million[43] align=center Quality: Regular
align=center Issued: 2010align=center Diameter: 25.272NaN2align=center Weight: 8.52NaN2align=center
The inner part of the coin shows the stylised letters EU and trio.be. Above the letters is the inscription BELGIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU 2010 and below it the trilingual inscription BELGIE BELGIQUE BELGIEN. Underneath the logo, the mint mark is displayed to the left of the year mark, and the nint master's mark to the right. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.[44]
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100th Birthday of Django Reinhardt[45]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €5align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 7,800align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2010align=center Diameter: 302NaN2align=center Weight: 14.62NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100th Birthday of Django Reinhardt[46]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 3,842align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2010align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100 Years of the Royal Museum for Central Africa[47]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €20align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 12,529align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2010align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"A Dog of Flanders[48]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €20align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 2,475align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2010align=center Diameter: 372NaN2align=center Weight: 22.852NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"King Baldwin I[49]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €20align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 5,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2010align=center Diameter: 142NaN2align=center Weight: 1.252NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100 Years of the Royal Museum for Central Africa[50]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 2,475align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2010align=center Diameter: 212NaN2align=center Weight: 6.222NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"50th Birthday of Philipp of Belgium[51]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 1,814align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2010align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center

2011 coinage

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100 Years International Women's Day[52]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint:Brussels
align=center Value: €2align=center Alloy: CuZn25Ni5+Ni (brass)
CuNi25 (copper-nickel)		align=center Quantity: 5 millionalign=center Quality: Regular
align=center Issued: 2011align=center Diameter: 25.272NaN2align=center Weight: 8.52NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"50th Death Anniversary of Hélène Dutrieu[53]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €5align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 10,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2011align=center Diameter: 302NaN2align=center Weight: 14.62NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Belgian Deep Sea Exploration[54]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 15,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2011align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100 Years South Pole Expedition[55]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 15,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2011align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"King Albert II[56]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €12.50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 6,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2011align=center Diameter: 142NaN2align=center Weight: 1.252NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"100 Years South Pole Expedition[57]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 2,500align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2011align=center Diameter: 212NaN2align=center Weight: 6.222NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Belgian Deep Sea Exploration[58]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 2,500align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2011align=center Diameter: 212NaN2align=center Weight: 6.222NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"150th Birthday of Victor Horta[59]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Mennica Belgijska
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 2,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2011align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center

2012 coinage

 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"75 Years of Queen Elisabeth Competition[60]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint:Brussels
align=center Value: €2align=center Alloy: CuZn25Ni5+Ni (brass)
CuNi25 (copper-nickel)		align=center Quantity: 5 millionalign=center Quality: Regular
align=center Issued: 2012align=center Diameter: 25.272NaN2align=center Weight: 8.52NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"10th Anniversary of Introduction of Euro Coins and Banknotes[61]
Designer: Helmut Andexlinger
Luc Luycx		Mint:Brussels
align=center Value: €2align=center Alloy: CuZn25Ni5+Ni (brass)
CuNi25 (copper-nickel)		align=center Quantity: 5 millionalign=center Quality: Regular
align=center Issued: 2012align=center Diameter: 25.272NaN2align=center Weight: 8.52NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"75th Anniversary of the Death of Baron Pierre de Coubertin[62]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Brussels
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 10,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2012align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
In celebration of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. Pierre de Coubertin was the 2nd President of the International Olympic Committee who helped to revive the Olympic Games. The reverse depicts him with a burning Olympic torch, surrounded by his name and pictograms. The obverse shows the word "Belgium" in three different languages, as well as the face value of 10 euro.
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Paul Delvaux[63]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Brussels
align=center Value: €10align=center Alloy: Ag 925 (silver)align=center Quantity: 15,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2012align=center Diameter: 332NaN2align=center Weight: 18.752NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"Paul Delvaux[64]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Brussels
align=center Value: €50align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 1,500align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2012align=center Diameter: 212NaN2align=center Weight: 6.222NaN2align=center
 scope=col colspan="4" style="text-align:center"500th Anniversary of the Birth of Gerardus Mercator[65]
Designer: Luc LuycxMint: Brussels
align=center Value: €100align=center Alloy: Au 999 (gold)align=center Quantity: 2,000align=center Quality: Proof
align=center Issued: 2012align=center Diameter: 292NaN2align=center Weight: 15.552NaN2align=center

Notes and References

  1. Precious metals in bulk form are known as bullion, and are traded on commodity markets. Bullion metals may be cast into ingots, or minted into coins. The defining attribute of bullion is that it is valued by its mass and purity rather than by a face value as money.
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  3. https://finance.belgium.be/en/issuances-official-assortment-royal-mint-belgium
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  6. Web site: 50 Years of the European Coal and Steel – 100 Euro – 2002. Coinville. 11 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313100718/http://coinsville.com/coin-catalog/europe/western-europe/belgium/euro-1999-present/collector-s-coins/100-euros-50-years-of-the-european-coal-and-steel/2002. 13 March 2016.
  7. Web site: 100th Birthday of Georges Simenon – 10 Euro – 2003 . Coinville . 11 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312163157/http://coinsville.com/coin-catalog/europe/western-europe/belgium/euro-1999-present/collector-s-coins/10-euros-50-years-of-the-brussels-north-south-connection/2002 . 12 March 2016 .
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  9. Web site: 200th Anniversary of the French Monetary Reform – 100 Euro – 2003 . Coinville . 11 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124755/http://coinsville.com/Coin-Catalog/Europe/Western-Europe/Belgium/Euro-1999-Present/Collector-S-Coins/100-Euros-200th-Anniversary-Of-The-French-Monetary-Reform/2003 . 4 March 2016 .
  10. Web site: 75 Years of Tintin – 10 Euro – 2004 . Coinville . 11 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312232816/http://coinsville.com/coin-catalog/europe/western-europe/belgium/euro-1999-present/collector-s-coins/10-euros-75-years-of-tintin/2004 . 12 March 2016 .
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  34. Web site: 75th Birthday of King Albert II – 10 Euro – 2009. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  35. Web site: Erasmus of Rotterdam – The Praise of Folly – 10 Euro – 2009. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  36. Web site: King Leopold III – 12.50 Euro – 2009. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  37. Web site: The Canonization of Pater Damiaan – 20 Euro – 2009. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  38. Web site: Erasmus of Rotterdam – The Praise of Folly – 50 Euro – 2009. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  39. Latourette, Kenneth Scott. A History of Christianity. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953, p. 661.
  40. Wolf, 2004, p. 11
  41. Web site: 50th Wedding Anniversary of King Albert II and Queen Paola – 100 Euro – 2009. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  42. Web site: EU Council Presidency – 2 Euro – 2010. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  43. Web site: Commemorative coins – Belgium. European Commission . 10 November 2012.
  44. OJ 2010/C 137/27 . Official Journal of the European Union . 27 May 2010 .
  45. Web site: 175 Years of the Railway in Belgium – 5 Euro – 2010. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  46. Web site: 100th Birthday of Django Reinhardt – 10 Euro – 2010. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  47. Web site: 100 Years of the Royal Museum for Central Africa – 10 Euro – 2010. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  48. Web site: A Dog of Flanders – 20 Euro – 2010. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  49. Web site: King Baldwin I – 12.50 Euro – 2010. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  50. Web site: 100 Years of the Royal Museum for Central Africa – 50 Euro – 2010. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  51. Web site: 50th Birthday of Prince Philip – 100 Euro – 2010. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  52. Web site: 100 Years World Women's Day – 2 Euro – 2011. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  53. Web site: 50th Deat Anniversary of Hélène Dutrieu – 5 Euro – 2011. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  54. Web site: Belgian Deep Sea Exploration – 10 Euro – 2011. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  55. Web site: 100 Years South Pole Expedition – 10 Euro – 2011. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  56. Web site: King Albert II – 12.50 Euro – 2011. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  57. Web site: 100 Years South Pole Expedition – 50 Euro – 2011. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  58. Web site: Belgian Deep Sea Exploration – 50 Euro – 2011. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  59. Web site: 150th Birthday of Victor Horta – 100 Euro – 2011. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  60. Web site: 75 Years of Queen Elisabeth Competition – 2 Euro – 2012. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  61. Web site: 10th Anniversary of Introduction of Euro Coins and Banknotes – 2 Euro – 2012. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  62. Web site: 75th Anniversary of the Death of Baron Pierre de Coubertin – 10 Euro – 2012. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  63. Web site: Paul Delvaux – 10 Euro – 2012. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  64. Web site: Paul Delvaux – 50 Euro – 2012. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.
  65. Web site: 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Gerardus Mercator – 100 Euro – 2012. Coinsville. 10 November 2012.

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