Coins of
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Dutch: Koninkrijk België, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: Königreich Belgien
100 centimes/centiemen (single: centime/centiem) = 1 Belgian franc/k (plural: franc/ks) [BEF] (until 2002)
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 euro (plural: euro) [EUR] (since 2002)
Symbols: Bfr. or Bf. or Fr. or f. (franc), c. (centime), € (euro)
Official Motto:
Languages on coins: Dutch (Flemish), French, German
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
100 centimes/centiemen (single: centime/centiem) = 1 Belgian franc/k (plural: franc/ks) [BEF] (until 2002)
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 euro (plural: euro) [EUR] (since 2002)
Symbols: Bfr. or Bf. or Fr. or f. (franc), c. (centime), € (euro)
Official Motto:
- French: L'Union Fait La Force (Unity Makes Strength)
- Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht (Unity Makes Strength)
Languages on coins: Dutch (Flemish), French, German
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
Mint Marks
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Koninklijke Munt van België - Monnaie Royal de Belgique, Brussels (BEL): Head of Archangel Michael |
Privy Marks
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Robert Vogeleer (BEL), 1963 - 1987: Stylized blackbird with "V" on chest |
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Romain Coenen (BEL), 1987 - 2009: Scales |
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Serge Lesens (BEL), 2009 - 2012: feather or quill |
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Bernard Gillard (FRA), 2013-present: Cat |
Designer Marks
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Helmut Andexlinger (???): "A.H." |
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Armand Bonnetain (BEL): "BONNETAIN", "A.B." or "A.B" |
Joseph Pierre Braemt or Josef Pieter Braemt (BEL): "BRAEMT F.", "BRAEMT F" or "BRAEMT"
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Jean de Bast (BEL): "J DEBAST" |
Godefroid Devreese (BEL): "DEVREESE", "G. DEVREESE", "G.D.V.", "G.D." or "G.D"
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Roger Duterme (?): "R.D." |
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Harry Elström or Elstrøm (DEU): "Elstrom" |
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Alexandre Everaerts (?): "A.E.GR."Note: I'm not sure where the "GR" stands for, maybe for the French 'groupe', Dutch 'groep' or Latin 'grege', which all mean 'group'.
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Paul Huybrechts (BEL): "Paul Huybrechts" |
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Oscar Jespers (BEL): "O JESPERS" |
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Jean-Paul Laenen (BEL): "J-P.L" |
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Antoon Luyckx (BEL): "Ant. Luyckx" |
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Luc Luycx (BEL): Superimposed "LL" |
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Raf Mailleux (BEL): "Raf MAILLEUX" |
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Jean-Pierre Marsily (?): "J.P.M." |
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Alphonse Michaux (BEL): "A. MICHAUX" |
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Marcel Rau (BEL): "RAU" or "R" |
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Giorgis Stamatopoulos (GRC): Greek capital letters gamma and sigma, "ΓΣ" |
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Carlos van Dionant de Caceres (BEL): "C. VAN DiONANT." |
Thomas Vinçotte (BEL): "VINCOTTE", "TH. VINÇOTTE" or "TH VINÇOTTE"
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Willem Vis (NLD): "W" in fish facing right or left
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Leopold Wiener (BEL): "LEOP. WIENER", "L. Wiener" or "L W"
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Ernest Louis Adolphe Wijnants (BEL): "E.WIJNANTS" |
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Paul Wissaert (BEL): "PAUL WISSAERT" |
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Thomas Zettler (?): "TZ" |
National identification and other marks
Coats of Arms
The coat of arms of Belgium consists of an escutcheon decorated with a rampant lion to the left. Behind the shield cross a hand of justice and a sceptre with a lion. The shield is surrounded by the grand collar of the Order of Leopold
Drawing of the coat of arms of Belgium as it appears on coins
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Photograph of the coat of arms of Belgium as it appears on coins
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The coat of arms of Arlon, a Belgian city, consists of an escutcheon decorated with a crowned and rampant lion facing left. The background is decorated with horizontal bars.
Photograph of the coat of arms of Arlon as it appears on coins.
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Drawing of the coat of arms of Arlon as it appears on coins.
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The coat of arms of Ghent, a Belgian city, consists of an escutcheon with a crownd and rampant lion facing left.
Photograph of the coat of arms of Ghent as it appears on coins.
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Drawing of the coat of arms of Ghent as it appears on coins.
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The coat of arms of the city of Liège consists of an escutcheon decorated with a column on top of a pedistal of 4 steps with a globus cruciger. The column is surrounded by lying lions. The image is flanked by the letters 'L' and 'G'.
Drawing of the coat of arms of Liège (city) as it appears on coins.
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Photograph of the coat of arms of Liège (city) as it appears on coins.
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The coat of arms of Namur, a Belgian province, conisists of an escutcheon decorated with a crowned rampant lion with a dash running from the top left to the right bottom.
Drawing of the coat of arms of Namur as it appears on coins
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Photograph of the coat of arms of Namur as it appears on coins
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The coat of arms of West Flandres, a province of Belgium, consists of an escutcheon decorated with two fields. The right field shows a radiating heart shield, the left field a rampant lion.
Drawing of the coat of arms of West Flandres as it appears on coins
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Photograph of the coat of arms of West Flandres as it appears on coins
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Monograms
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King LEOPOLD II: two stylized "L" 's entangled at the bottom with crown on top
The monogram depicts two times the letter "L", the first letter of the first name of king Leopold II, 1865-1909. One of the letters mirrored to face the other. At the bottom the letters are entangled, at the top the Belgian crown is depicted.
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King ALBERT I: stylized letter "A" with (the royal monogram) or without a crown
The royal monogram depicts the letter "A", the first letter of the first name of king Albert, 1909-1934. At the top the Belgian crown is depicted. The second monogram is a more modern styled signature.
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King LEOPOLD III: one or two letters "L", Roman numeral "III", with or without a crown on top
Two types of monograms. The first type depicts two letters "L", the first letter of the first name of king Leopold, 1934-1951. The letters are facing each other or facing away from each other. Between the letters the Roman numeral "III" is placed, indicating that he is the third in line with the name Leopold. On top of the monogram a crown is shown.
The second type shows a stylized letter "L" next to the Roman numeral "III".
The second type shows a stylized letter "L" next to the Roman numeral "III".
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King BAUDOUIN or BOUDEWIJN: Crowned capital "B"
The royal monogram depicts the letter "B", representing the first letter of the first name of king Baudouin (in French) or Boudewijn (in Dutch), 1951 -1993. On top of it, a crown is placed.
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King ALBERT II: crowned "A II"
The monogram depicts the letter "A", the first letter of the first name of king Albert II, 1993 - present. Between the legs a Roman two (II) can be seen, since he is the second Albert in the Royal line. Above the "A" a crown is placed.
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Other marks
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ISO 3166-1 country code of Belgium: "BE"
Due to new European legislation each EMU member should provide an indication on the national side of the issuing country, either by the full name of the country or an abbreviation of it. Since 2008 the abbreviation is shown on all Belgian euro coins.
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Quality mark: "qp"The letters "qp" on Belgian coins stand for the way of minting (proof quality). This way of minting uses a polished die and planchet or flan.
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