Belgium - Albert I 50 Centiemen - nickel - 1934 VL Obv.: A kneeling woman, allegorically for wounded Belgium, with the legend in Flemish above and the engraver's initials to the left: * BELGIË * / A.B Rev.: Caduceus divides value with text in Flemish above and year below: ❀ GOED VOOR ❀ 50 CEN ❀ 19-34 ❀ Technique: milled Edge: reeded Weight: 2,65 g Diameter: 17,70 mm Condition: EF Catalogue references: LA#BFM-76; Morin 423; KM 88 Rarity index: R1 Remark: The last year of this type was minted with a number of 1,840,000 examples, most of which never came into circulation or were withdrawn soon after from circulation, due to the unexpected death of King Albert I on 17 February 1934, while climbing alone on the Roche du Vieux Bon Dieu at Marche-les-Dames, in the Ardennes region of Belgium. (N354N)