Found this coin while I was working at Publix in Lakeland. They don't make these anymore

[tornado34jh]

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It's a 1950 5 Belgian Franc coin. It has Belgique, the French name for Belgium. It has the head of Ceres, the Greek goddess of Agriculture. Belgium went to the Euro in 2002. My aunt has a collection of foreign currency, most of which are no longer used.

[Ptah]

1. Nice!

[MLAA]

3. Thanks for making them bigger!

[tornado34jh]

4. Most countries prior to the Euro being introduced had their own currency

For example, Greece had the drachma, Italy had the lira, Spain had the peseta, the Netherlands had the guilder, Germany had the Deutsch Mark, Austria had the schilling, so finding them is rather hard to do. While some countries in Europe had discussed potentially going back to their old currency, I think it is very unlikely, at least for the ones that have already fully converted to the Euro. By the time I was in Europe from 2009-2011, the Euro took hold in many countries. But there still are countries that still retain their currency, such as Switzerland, Czech Republic (or Czechia as it known), UK, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and most of the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

[AllaN01Bear]

11. interesting . i guess no one pays attention but u did thanks for sharing.

i was with someone and we found a canadian coin in a parking lot.
a little blurb about your coins .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_franc

[MLAA]

2. Super cool!

[tornado34jh]

5. This was the currency of Belgium from 1832 until 2002, so a long time

But some European currencies date back even earlier. The guilder, which was the currency of the Netherlands, dates back to 1434, so almost 600 years ago.

[MLAA]

6. Such long history compared to ours. Are you a coin collector?

[tornado34jh]

7. No, but my uncle was in the Marines, so he went to a lot of places

When I compare other currencies, it's interesting. In the US, I have only occasionally seen a $2 bill, and I have very rarely seen any coin above a quarter. The highest bill denomination I have seen is $100, but in practice, the highest denomination that is commonly used in stores is $20. In fact, many stores won't accept anything higher than $20 bill denominations.

[MLAA]

8. I remember in 1976 when $2 was reissued. We got them in our Christmas stockings as a novelty.

When I was a kid in the mid 60s my grandpa collected silver dollars and silver dimes. I think I had a couple silver dimes. They stopped making them in 1965.

[Unwind Your Mind]

9. My Grandpa was a coin collector

When we were little kids we saved wheat pennies for him

I inherited the tendency to tuck away unusual or retiring coins. I have a tidy stash of bicentennial quarters among other things. I think Grandpa would be happy 😊

[MLAA]

10. I'd forgotten all about wheat pennies!

Thanks for the nostalgic memory of looking for them. I also had a couple of buffalo nickels. Going through mom and dad’s change looking for treasures!

[Unwind Your Mind]

12. I enjoyed the nostalgic memory myself!

I haven’t looked through my coins in a long time, I think I will this weekend

[tornado34jh]

16. I have never heard of wheat pennies before

Based on the images I have found, they look lighter colored than regular pennies.

[tornado34jh]

15. Those probably are so rare now that they probably are valued quite high even though they are no longer used

A lot of countries, even when they have used the same currency, have had different iterations/denominations over time. The newer 1 and 5 Belgian franc coins for example had King Baudouin and King Albert II in the obverse side.

[ProfessorGAC]

13. Cool

I've got a margarine tub full of European coins from my travels there. I never brought them & when they switched to the Euro, they all became worthless.
I doubt I have anything special, though.
Lots of Italian coins, but some from probably a dozen countries.

[tornado34jh]

14. Yeah, it's hard to find currency that is obsolete, but it is interesting nonetheless.

Unfortunately, the ones we do have were before I was in Europe. I think my aunt also has some old currency from Africa and Asia I believe.