i have two international coins, but i don't know what they are. one is from 1949 with a human face in the front and on the back there is a crown. there is only word on it, which says "belgique". the other coin is from 1956. On the front it has a huge "1" on it, and it says "deutsche mark". on the back there is an eagle. what are they, and how much are they worth?
hey those are deutsch marks from Germany. I'm not exactly sure of the value, but there is a very helpful book at the library which should help you out. It is called the World Coin Book and is the size of the yellowpages. I recommend you go to the library sometime soon and check it out (there are a bunch other good ones too, such as One Minute Coin Expert, The Red Book of Coins (a pricing guide) , and The Blue Book).
the 1959 belguiqe, im not so sure about, but the other coin is DEFITELY a 1 deutsche mark. (sorry for the mixup earlier)
Belgique is Belgium and can be found in the Krause book if it's a coin. If it's a medal or token of some kind it wouldn't be listed there. If it doesn't have a denomination on the piece it may not be an actual COIN. Hope this helps. Nick
How about a little help here? "Belgique" is "Belgium" in French, one of the two official languages of the country. (In Dutch it is "Belgie" and most Belgian coins are either minted in two versions, one for each language; or with both languages on them.)* The Standard Catalog of World Coins (Krause) is arranged by year within denomination, so finding a particular coin with only the year to go on is a daunting task. A picture would help a lot, and if you can't post one, how about the denomination, or at least the size and metal color? As Chevy said, this is a German 1 mark coin, catalog number KM#110, 25mm copper-nickle, from the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). It was minted from 1950-2001 at the Munich, Stutgart, Karlsruhe and Hamburg mints. About 48-million were produced in 1956. They are all valued at $1 VF in the 2003 Krause, from $6.50-12 depending on the mint in XF, and from $165-325 in Unc. Stutgart is the most valuable (Mint mark "F"). The mint mark is directly below the eagle's tail on the obverse. (The denomination is on the reverse.) *World coins traditionally have their country of origin on them in the language(s) of that country, which isn't always English.
about the "belgique" coin on the back there is what seems like 9 leaves on a stem and to the left of it is a "5"
That "FR" to the right of the leaves is an abbreviation for "Francs". You have the French language version (KM#134.1, mintage 38,752,000) of the copper-nickle 5 Franc coin minted from 1948-1981. It's catalog value is 20¢ in XF and $2 in Unc, which is the same as KM#135.1, which has the identical design with the Dutch language "Belgie" country name.
