2009 Coinage
| 10 Years of the European Economic Union | ||||
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| Designer: Luc Luycx Georges Stamatopoulos |
Mint: Wien | |||
| Value: €2 | Alloy: CuZn25Ni5+Ni (brass) CuNi25 (copper-nickel) |
Quantity: 4,988,000 | Quality: Regular | |
| Issued: 2009 | Diameter: 2,527 mm (99.49 in) | Weight: 8.50 g (0.30 oz; 0.27 ozt) | ||
| 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Louis Braille (1809–1852) | ||||
| Designer: Luc Luycx | Mint: Brussels | |||
| Value: €2 | Alloy: CuZn25Ni5+Ni (brass) CuNi25 (copper-nickel) |
Quantity: 4,987,500 | Quality: Regular | |
| Issued: 2009 | Diameter: 2,527 mm (99.49 in) | Weight: 8.50 g (0.30 oz; 0.27 ozt) | ||
| 75th Birthday of King Albert II | ||||
| Designer: Luc Luycx | Mint: Mennica Belgijska | |||
| Value: €10 | Alloy: Ag 925 (silver) | Quantity: 5,871 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2009 | Diameter: 33 mm (1.30 in) | Weight: 18.75 g (0.66 oz; 0.60 ozt) | ||
| 500th Anniversary of "The Praise of Folly" by Erasmus | ||||
| Designer: Luc Luycx | Mint: Mennica Belgijska | |||
| Value: €10 | Alloy: Ag 925 (silver) | Quantity: 12,756 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2009 | Diameter: 33 mm (1.30 in) | Weight: 18.75 g (0.66 oz; 0.60 ozt) | ||
| King Leopold III | ||||
| Designer: Luc Luycx | Mint: Mennica Belgijska | |||
| Value: €12.50 | Alloy: Au 999 (gold) | Quantity: 5,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2009 | Diameter: 14 mm (0.55 in) | Weight: 1.25 g (0.04 oz; 0.04 ozt) | ||
| King Leopold III | ||||
| Designer: Luc Luycx | Mint: Mennica Belgijska | |||
| Value: €20 | Alloy: Ag 925 (silver) | Quantity: 6,500 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2009 | Diameter: 37 mm (1.46 in) | Weight: 22.85 g (0.81 oz; 0.73 ozt) | ||
| 500th Anniversary of "The Praise of Folly" by Erasmus | ||||
| Designer: Luc Luycx | Mint: Mennica Belgijska | |||
| Value: €50 | Alloy: Au 999 (gold) | Quantity: 3,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2009 | Diameter: 21 mm (0.83 in) | Weight: 6.22 g (0.22 oz; 0.20 ozt) | ||
| Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) was a Dutch Renaissance humanist and Catholic Christian theologian. Erasmus was a classical scholar who wrote in a "pure" Latin style and enjoyed the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists."
One of his masterpieces is the essay The Praise of Folly (Greek title: Morias Enkomion (Μωρίας Εγκώμιον), Latin: Stultitiae Laus, sometimes translated as "In Praise of Folly", Dutch title: Lof der Zotheid); written in 1509. Erasmus revised and extended the work while sojourning with Sir Thomas More. In Praise of Folly is considered one of the most influential works of literature in Western civilization and one of the catalysts of the Protestant Reformation. The 500th Anniversary of this essay is the main motif for the firsts two commemorative coins in 2009. On the obverse of the coin, is an effigy of Erasmus. To his left are two samples of the most famous pen and ink illustrations from the 1515 edition. In the center of the coin, the years MDIX (1509 in roman numerals) and 2009 are clearly shown. The reverse shows a view of all the countries of the Eurozone, surrounded by the word "Belgium" in its three official languages and the face value of 10 euro. |
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| 50th Wedding Anniversary of King Albert II and Queen Paola | ||||
| Designer: Luc Luycx | Mint: Mennica Belgijska | |||
| Value: €100 | Alloy: Au 999 (gold) | Quantity: 1,485 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 2009 | Diameter: 29 mm (1.14 in) | Weight: 15.55 g (0.55 oz; 0.50 ozt) | ||
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—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)