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Belgium Euro Coins

Belgium became a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1957, and Brussels is home to many key European institutions, including the European Commission and the European Parliament. As one of the EU's founding members and the self-styled "capital of Europe", there is great support for EMU in Belgium. Belgians are used to the idea of monetary union, having shared a currency with Luxembourg since 1920. The euro's popularity is undisputed, with 70 per cent in favour of EMU, according to a survey in 1999.

The national designs on the Belgian euro coins represent elements of the coins previously in circulation. A national panel made up of leading Belgian officials, artists and experts in numismatics chose the motif used on all the coins. The Belgian euro coins feature only a single design for all eight coins: the portrait or effigy of King Albert II of Belgium and his royal monogram (a capital 'A' underneath a crown). Also part of the design by Jan Alfons Keustermans (Director of the Municipal Academy of Fine Arts of Turnhout) are the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.

In 2002, two Polish statisticians performed an experiment that indicated that the Belgian €1 coin lands on heads more often than tails when spun on a table. However, their result, 140 heads out of 250 flips, is not significant, since the probability of a result this extreme or more extreme is more than 6%. Please take a look at The Belgian National Mint.

The Belgian Euros have King Alberto's royal monogram, an "A", under a crown.

2 Euro	1 Euro	10, 20, 50 Cents	1, 2, 5 Cents

Belgian circulation coins

	Belgium 2 euros - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II Date Mintage Shop 2007 40,000,000 View 2006 20,000,000 Buy 2005 10,500,000 Buy 2004 60,000,000 Buy 2003 30,030,404 Buy 2002 50,000,000 Buy 2001 Only in collector folders View 2000 120,000 Buy 1999 Only in collector folders View
	Belgium 1 euro - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II Date Mintage Shop 2007 Only in collector folders View 2006 Only in collector folders View 2005 Only in collector folders View 2004 15,000,000 Buy 2003 6,000,000 View 2002 84,526,660 Buy 2001 Only in collector folders View 2000 Only in collector folders View 1999 160,000,000 Buy
	Belgium 50 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II Date Mintage Shop 2007 5,000,000 View 2006 Only in collector folders View 2005 Only in collector folders View 2004 8,000,000 Buy 2003 unknown View 2002 50,019,648 Buy 2001 Only in collector folders View 2000 Only in collector folders View 1999 197,000,000 Buy
	Belgium 20 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II Date Mintage Shop 2007 25,000,000 View 2006 40,000,000 Buy 2005 10,000,000 Buy 2004 70,000,000 Buy 2003 30,006,146 Buy 2002 104,000,000 Buy 2001 Only in collector folders View 2000 181,000,000 Buy 1999 Only in collector folders View
	Belgium 10 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II Date Mintage Shop 2007 Only in collector folders View 2006 Only in collector folders View 2005 10,000,000 Buy 2004 20,000,000 Buy 2003 unknown View 2002 90,830 View 2001 145,750,000 Buy 2000 Only in collector folders View 1999 180,950,000 Buy
	Belgium 5 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II Date Mintage Shop 2007 Only in collector folders View 2006 35,000,000 Buy 2005 110,000,000 Buy 2004 75,000,000 Buy 2003 30,056,908 Buy 2002 Only in collector folders View 2001 Only in collector folders View 2000 Only in collector folders View 1999 300,000 Buy
	Belgium 2 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II Date Mintage Shop 2007 70,000,000 View 2006 30,000,000 View 2005 Only in collector folders View 2004 149,205,000 View 2003 40,010,808 Buy 2002 Only in collector folders View 2001 Only in collector folders View 2000 337,000,000 View 1999 Only in collector folders View
	Belgium 1 cent - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II Date Mintage Shop 2007 60,000,000 View 2006 15,000,000 Buy 2005 Only in collector folders View 2004 180,000,000 View 2003 10,030,404 Buy 2002 Only in collector folders View 2001 99,800,000 Buy 2000 Only in collector folders View 1999 235,200,000 View