Belgian euro coins

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Types of euro coins
Eurozone (and microstates which mint their own coins)
Austria \| Belgium
Finland \| France
Germany \| Greece
Ireland \| Italy
Luxembourg \| Monaco
Netherlands \| Portugal
San Marino \| Spain
Vatican
New Member States
Cyprus \| Czech Republic
Estonia \| Hungary
Latvia \| Lithuania
Malta \| Poland
Slovakia \| Slovenia
Acceding countries
Bulgaria \| Romania
Other
Andorra \| Sweden
Denominations
€0.01 \| €0.02 \| €0.05
€0.10 \| €0.20 \| €0.50
€1 \| €2
€2 commemorative coins
Note: Denmark and the UK currently opt to maintain their national currencies, the krone and the pound. Sweden has not made any effort towards its obligation to join after the failed referendum in 2003.

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.

**Depiction of Belgian euro coinage | Obverse side**
€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05

Effigy and monogram of King Albert II of Belgium
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50

Effigy and monogram of King Albert II of Belgium
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
		The € 2 edge lettering features the number "2" six times alternated with ** for a total of 12 stars.
Effigy and monogram of King Albert II of Belgium
€ 2 Commemorative 2005	€ 2 Commemorative 2006

Effigy and monogram of King Albert II of Belgium and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, symbolizing the friendly relation between the two countries.	the Atomium