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Message:: [QUOTE="satootoko, post: 7654, member: 669"]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. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]