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10 cent of Leopold II, 1902

Details

Period
Belle Époque (1880–1914)
Material
Copper-nickel
Condition
Poor
Denomination
10 cent
Currency
Belgian franc, 1832-2001
Worth
1/10 Belgian franc
Year
1902
Issuer
Belgium
Ruler
Leopold II
Diameter
22 mm
Weight
3.72 g
Location
Blauberg (Herselt)

What could it buy?

Around 1900 this paid for a glass of beer (10 to 15 centimes), a cigar or two newspapers. In 1896 most labourers earned 3 to 3.50 francs a day, or 30 to 35 of these coins.

Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.

The story

10 cent from 1902, issued in Belgium under Leopold II. Heavily worn and only partly legible.

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