| Design: |
Jan Alfons Keustermans is credited with the design of
the Belgian Euro coins. |
| €2 Edge Inscription: |
- The Belgian €2 coin edge inscription is '2', followed by two stars,
repeated six times alternatly upright and inverted:
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| Production Details: |
Belgian Euro coins are minted by Monnaie Royale de
Belgique/Koninklijke Munt van België, in Brussels, Belgium |
| Mint & Mintmaster Marks: |
Belgian mint marks are only used on the €2 commemorative
issues.
Only the €2 commemorative issues use the two mint marks.
One represents the mint, the other is a mintmaster mark or privy mark
representing the director of the Royal Mint of Belgium at the time of
mintage.
All €2 commemorative coins:
Mintmark of the
Royal Mint of Belgium, the head of Archangel Gabriel with a cross on
top. |
All €2 commemorative coins:
Image of a
scale representing the director, Romain Coenen |
| These marks are usually located at the bottom
of the design, near the dividing edge between the two metalic
composites of the coin, with the mint mark on the left and the
mintmaster mark on the right. | |
| National Identification: |
Image:
Image representing the royal monogram of King Albert
II, an "A", under a crown. |
| Notes: |
- The design of the Belgian Euro coins will have to change at some
point in the future to comply with recent regulations made by the
European Central Bank, which states, in part, 'The national sides of all
denominations of the euro circulation coins should bear an indication of
the issuing Member State by means of the Member State’s name or an
abbreviation of it.'.
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| €2 Commemorative Issues: |
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