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Belgian euro coins
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Belgian euro coins feature only a single design for all eight coins: the portrait or effigy of King Albert II of the Belgians and his royal monogram. Also part of the design by Jan Alfons Keustermans 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%. (See reference below for more.)
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.
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Belgian euro coins dated 1999-2007 have the portrait of King Albert II.
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 for a total of 12 stars |
| Effigy and monogram of King Albert II | ||
In order to conform to the common guidelines on the design of national faces of coins, Belgium has updated the design of the Belgian national face of euro coins to be produced from 2008. Coins from previous years featuring the old Belgian national face will remain valid.
The changes are:
- The coin's inner section shows an effigy of His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians, in profile facing to the left.
- To the right of this, the royal monogram is displayed and, below it, the indication of the country ‘BE’.
- Underneath the effigy, the signature mark of the Master of the Mint is displayed on the left and the mint mark on the right, either side of the year.
- The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.
Belgium is the second state in the EMU to change its design after Finland.
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| Effigy and monogram of King Albert II | ||
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| Effigy and monogram of King Albert II | ||
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for a total of 12 stars |
| Effigy and monogram of King Albert II | ||
 Renovation of the Atomium in Brussels (2006) |
 50th Anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome (2007) |
- European Central Bank - Information about the Belgian euro coins
- Nationale Bank van België / Banque Nationale de Belgique
- Euro coin accused of unfair flipping
- The Euro Information Website - Belgium
- The Euro Information Website - Belgium 2nd release
