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25 cent of Leopold III, 1938

25 cent of Leopold III, 1938, side 2 of 2
25 cent of Leopold III, 1938, side 1 of 2

Details

Period
World Wars and interwar (1914–1945)
Material
Nickel brass
Condition
Illegible
Denomination
25 cent
Currency
Belgian franc, 1832-2001
Worth
1/4 Belgian franc
Year
1938
Issuer
Belgium
Ruler
Leopold III
Reference
Numista
Location
Booischot (Heist-op-den-Berg)

What could it buy?

A 900-gram loaf cost 2.40 francs in May 1940: almost ten of these coins. Since the 1936 strike an unskilled labourer earned at least 32 francs a day, or 128 of these coins.

Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.

The story

25 cent from 1938, issued in Belgium under Leopold III. So worn that the inscriptions are illegible.

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