Euro of Belgium

1 cent 2002-2014 16,25 mm 2,30 g steel, copper
2 cents 2002-2014 18,75 mm 3,06 g steel, copper
5 cents 2002-2014 21,25 mm 3,92 g steel, copper
10 cents 2002-2014 19,75 mm 4,10 g Nordic gold
20 cents 2002-2014 22,25 mm 5,74 g Nordic gold
50 cents 2002-2014 24,25 mm 7,80 g Nordic gold
1 euro 2002-2014 23,25 mm 7,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2002-2014 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper
1 cent 2014- 16,25 mm 2,30 g steel, copper
2 cents 2014- 18,75 mm 3,06 g steel, copper
5 cents 2014- 21,25 mm 3,92 g steel, copper
10 cents 2014- 19,75 mm 4,10 g Nordic gold
20 cents 2014- 22,25 mm 5,74 g Nordic gold
50 cents 2014- 24,25 mm 7,80 g Nordic gold
1 euro 2014- 23,25 mm 7,50 g nickel, brass, copper
2 euro 2014- 25,75 mm 8,50 g nickel, brass, copper

Belgian euro

The euro of Belgium have a national symbol, consisting of the portrait of the King, which recalls the one already used in the Belgian francs coins.

The design of the first series of Belgian euro is by Jan Alfons Keustermas, Director of the Municipal Academy of Fine Arts in Turnhout, with a portrait of King Albert II and his monogram, consisting of the letter "A" underneath with a crown. The image of the king is surrounded by the frame of the 12 stars of the European Union.

In 2008 the coins were changed to comply with the guidelines on the design of national sides, with the following changes:

• there is a new profile of King Albert II in the inner section;
• the royal monogram was moved to the inner section with the indication of the country 'BE';
• the year was moved down the inner section, with the symbol of the Master of the Mint to the left and the mint mark on the right.
• on the outer ring there are the twelve stars of the European Union only.

A new series was produced from 2009, with the same portrait of King Albert II used in the coins prior to 2008, but with the position of the year, the mint marks and the stars of the European Union of 2008.

In 2010 the position the mint mark and the symbol of the Director of the mint were reversed.

On February 4, 2014 a new series designed by Luc Luycx was presented, following the abdication of King Albert II in favor of his son Philip on 21 July 2013. The coin portrays the king's profile with his monogram, the symbol "BE" of Belgium, the year of minting with the mark of the mint Director Bernard Gillard to the left and the mint mark on the right.

2 euro commemorative coins

2005 Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
2006 Atomium
2007 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
2008 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2009 10th anniversary of Economic and Monetary Union
2009 200th anniversary of Louis Braille’s birth
2010 Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
2011 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day
2012 Ten years of the Euro
2012 75th anniversary of the Queen Elisabeth Competition
2013 100th anniversary of the creation of the Royal Meteorological Institute
2014 Centenary of the start of the First World War
2014 150 years of the Belgian Red Cross
2015 30th Anniversary of the Flag of Europe
2015 European Year for Development
2016 Child Focus
2016 2016 Summer Olympics – Rio de Janeiro
2017 200 Years University of Liège
2017 200 years Ghent University
2018 50th anniversary of May 1968 events in Belgium
2018 50 years since the launch of European satellite ESRO 2B
2019 25 years since the creation of the European Monetary Institute
2019 450 years since the death of Pieter Bruegel the Elder
2020 Jan van Eyck
2020 International year of plant health
2021 500 years since the issuance of the Carolus guilder
2021 100 years since the signing of the Belgium–Luxembourg Economic Union