Belgium

2005

Commemorative coin

Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union

Official Journal of the European Union

The effigies of Grand-Duke Henri of Luxembourg and King Albert II of Belgium are depicted in profile in the centre of the design. The profile of King Albert II is slightly superimposed on that of Grand-Duke Henri. Under the effigies appears the year mark ‘2005’. To the lower right there is a combination of the letters ‘LL’, the engraver's initials. The two effigies and the date are surrounded by the twelve stars and by the monograms of Grand-Duke Henri to the left and of King Albert II to the right. The mintmarks each appear between two stars, one on the left and one on the right of the bottom part of the outer circle.

Additional information

This commemorative coin, created on the occasion of the Belgian-Luxembourg Economic Union (UEBL), which was formed in 1920/1921, is adorned with the portraits and crowned monograms of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (left) and King Albert II of Belgium (right), facing to the left. The coin was originally planned as a joint issue between Belgium and Luxembourg. Since Luxembourg had already issued its own €2 commemorative coin in 2005, the coin was issued only by Belgium. It does not bear the designation of the issuing state.

Edge lettering

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