aaronmgd
Joined: 9-Jan-2013
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Posted: 7-Aug-2016, 23:44
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Posted: 7-Aug-2016, 23:44
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Hi,
What is the difference between these two coins?
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5328.html KM# 125
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1257.html KM# 126
Which of the two is the one below?
Thanks in advance,
Aaron
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Essor Prof
Joined: 13-Apr-2015
Posts: 3784
Posted: 8-Aug-2016, 00:13
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Posted: 8-Aug-2016, 00:13
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The answer is very simple. Belgium exists of a Flemish speaking part (Flanders) and a French speaking part (Wallonia). So most Belgian coins exist with a Flemish legend or with a French legend.
Others (like this one) have a bilungual legend with Flemish text first (BELGIË-BELGIQUE) or with French text first (BELGIQUE-BELGIË). That's the difference between KM# 125 and KM# 126. So yours is KM# 126.
To be complete, there is also a small German speaking part in Belgium but there are no coins with a legend only in German. However, there are a few coins with the three languages together on the same coin.
aaronmgd
Joined: 9-Jan-2013
Posts: 892
Posted: 8-Aug-2016, 00:15
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Posted: 8-Aug-2016, 00:15
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Very detailed explanation Essor Prof.
Thank you so much.
Aaron
I sell my Duplicate or Un-Needed coins on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/str/coinsandmorenj.