(The author of this blog entry is not an English native speaker. Do not hesitate making suggestions or proposing language corrections. A French version is available here.) Belgium struck its first euro collection coin, with a face value of €10, in 2002. As a commemorative calendar issue, its theme is logical, but it is somewhat… Poursuivre la lecture The North-South connection in Brussels, a curious coin design for a controversial theme
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Belgian €2 commemorative coins: misogyny, international relations, good intentions and the Council glare, but not much heritage
(The author of this blog entry is not an English native speaker. Do not hesitate making suggestions or proposing language corrections. A French version is available here.) As the national sides of Belgian euro coins all show the portrait of the King, commemorative €2 coins are the only numismatic means of expressing original national features… Poursuivre la lecture Belgian €2 commemorative coins: misogyny, international relations, good intentions and the Council glare, but not much heritage
Does Belgium have a constitutional obligation to feature a portrait of the king on its coins ?
(The author of this blog entry is not an English native speaker. Do not hesitate making suggestions or proposing language corrections. A French version is available here.) All Belgian euro coins show the king. Why is there only one design? It is sometimes alleged that Belgium has “a constitutional obligation to feature a portrait of… Poursuivre la lecture Does Belgium have a constitutional obligation to feature a portrait of the king on its coins ?
Heritage without message ? The Atomium on a commemorative Belgian euro coin
(The author of this blog entry is not an English native speaker. Do not hesitate making suggestions or proposing language corrections. A French version is available here.) The Atomium was built in 1958 as the flagship structure for the 1958 Brussels World’s fair. “Symbol of the atomic era and its hopes for progress”1, it was… Poursuivre la lecture Heritage without message ? The Atomium on a commemorative Belgian euro coin
The new Euro coins from Croatia
(The author of this blog entry is not an English native speaker. Do not hesitate making suggestions or proposing language corrections. A French version is available here.) Croatia will join the Eurozone on January 1st 2023; this July it started minting its Euro coins. For the occasion, Andrej Plenković, the Prime Minister has declared: “In… Poursuivre la lecture The new Euro coins from Croatia