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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2610109, member: 39&quot;]France was actually a founding member of the currency union in 1999 (*), and Starck&#039;s Last Franc piece was issued to commemorate the last year of the franc cash. And yes, I like it too, but I also find Laenen&#039;s Baudouin/Boudewijn 5 fr coin interesting. Maybe just because they are a little &quot;different&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now the Ultime Franc was never designed or produced to be a circulation coin. And while here in Europe edge inscriptions are pretty normal, you would not really use the edge for important information such as the only place where the denomination can be found.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I like about that Belgian coin - which was not just made for collectors - is that the side with the face value is not simply &quot;cut&quot; into three thirds, but each third goes up a little, almost like a circular ramp, until the next third is reached. Whether the &quot;three thirds&quot; design should have been applied to the royal portrait too, weeeelll ...</p><p><br /></p><p>(*) Speaking about 1999, we could certainly add this wonderful design, used for the common €2 commem issued ten years later, hehe. This one was even the result of a public vote. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image13615.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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