Belgium: New Silver Proof Crown Coins Released In Support Of National Olympic Team

The Royal Mint of Belgium release new collector silver coins highlighting the country’s Olympic athletes and Paris Games.

by Michael Alexander | Published on July 12, 2024

Belgium has had a very long association with the Modern Olympic movement since the country’s national team first participated in the games in 1900. The Belgian national Olympic committee was recognised as the official representative in 1906 and the VII Olympiad of 1920 was hosted the Belgian city of Antwerp, the only time the Games were staged in Belgium. The country has also sent a team to compete in the Winter Games first in 1924 and for most of these tournaments since. In 2024, the Belgian Olympic team will include 143 athletes who are set to compete in 18 sports from the opening ceremony in Paris on the 26th July until its official closing and handover ceremony on the 11th August.

The silver proof coins are produced by the Royal Dutch Mint at their facilities in Houten, Netherlands in association with the Royal Belgian Mint and designed by Iris Bruijns. The reverse side features a gold-plated Team Belgium logo on a raised surface and placed on a field on the left side. On the right side on a mirrored surface is a representation of ‘the Embrace’, which is the Belgian International Olympic Committee's visual identity during the Olympic Games in Paris. This symbol represents two arms reaching out to envelop and embrace people, spreading the message of unity. The end of the arms cannot be seen to give the idea of infinity. The obverse side includes an effigy of HM King Philip designed by Royal Belgian Mint artisan Luc Luycx, facing right along with his crowned monogram placed to the right and text surrounding the likeness of the King which reads BELGIE – BELGIQUE – BELGIEN representing the official three languages of Belgium. The denomination 20 EURO is placed below the King’s effigy and the year of issue 2024 is shown in a vertical direction. 

 Denomination  Metal  Weight  Diameter  Quality  Mintage Limit  
20 Euro  .925 Silver  22.8 g.  37 mm.  Proof & Plating  2,500  

Available from the 25th June, each proof quality coin is encapsulated and presented in a custom case and accompanied with a numbered certificate of authenticity. For additional information, please visit the online webshop of the Royal Belgian Mint.

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Author: Michael Alexander

Michael Alexander image Michael’s background in both numismatics and banknotes spans more than three decades and whose activities have varied from being a dedicated world coin collector to coin & medal design, marketing, theme concept and production. His additional interests include banknote research and in 1997, he founded the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre to further these interests and activities. The company continues to offer monthly currency bulletins to both online and printed publications which includes information about the latest banknote news and releases from Central Banks and Monetary Authorities around the world. Michael has been a contributor to COIN NEWS magazine based in the UK since 1998 where many of his in-depth interviews, articles and bulletins have been published.

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