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 2 euro coin edge inscription:
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| The sequence "2 * *" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted |
Mintmarks on Belgian euro coins:
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![]() | King Alberto's royal monogram, an "A", under a crown |
![]() | Head of archangel St. Michael, patron saint of Brussels |
![]() | Scale representing the Belgian Royal Mint director, Romain Coenen |
Prior to 2008, the Head of archangel St. Michael only appeared on commemorative issues
Belgium 2 euros - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II
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Belgium 1 euro - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II
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Belgium 50 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II
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Belgium 20 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II
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Belgium 10 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II
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Belgium 5 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II
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Belgium 2 cents - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II
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Belgium 1 cent - Effigy and monogram of King Albert II
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