Furthermore, as their bullion value[1] generally vastly exceeds their face value, these coins are not intended to be used as means of payment at all—although it remains possible.

The reverse (back side) shows the effigy of King Albert II, facing to the left surrounded by stars representing the European Union.

The obverse shows a portrait with the names of three pioneers of European unification: Robert Schuman, Paul-Henri Spaak and Konrad Adenauer.

In the eighth century, ecclesiastical uses of Europa for the imperium of Charlemagne provide the source for the modern geographical term.

On the reverse of the coin, "Belgium" in the three official languages is displayed as well as the nominal value of 10 euro, surrounded by the 12 stars of the union.

The reverse shows, for the first time, the map of the whole of Europe as a representation of the European Union Expansion that took place in 2004.

It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 (days after Belgium's 100th anniversary) as the Jubilee Stadium (French: Stade du Centenaire, Dutch: Jubelstadion) in the presence of Prince Leopold III.

The reverse of the coin shows a map of the European Union as of 2005, including the recently joined ten new members.

The reverse shows the effigy of King Albert II, facing to the left surrounded by the 12 stars of the union.

The obverse depicts the famous painting "Scene of the September days in 1830",[19] a representation of the Belgian Revolution.

On the reverse there is an effigy of King Albert II, facing to the left surrounded by the 12 stars of the European Union.

At the time of the incident, 274 people were working in the colliery Bois du Cazier, also known as Puits Saint-Charles.

On the reverse, a seated lion can be observed under the words "Belgium" in the three official languages, on top of the face value of 12.50 euro.

The play premiered on 30 September 1908 at Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre and has been turned into several films and a TV series.

[27] This coin features on its obverse the image of the blue bird spreading its wings and leaving the confines of its cage for freedom.

In a semicircle around the top rim of the coin is the name of Maurice Maeterlinck, while around the bottom are the words, in French and Dutch respectively, for The Blue Bird.

The reverse shows a clear view of all the countries of the Eurozone, surrounded by the word "Belgium" in the three official languages and the face value of 10 euro.

On the reverse, a seated lion can be observed under the words "Belgium" in the three official languages, on top of the face value of 12.50 euro.

The site is best known for a giant model of a unit cell of an iron crystal (each sphere representing an atom), called the Atomium, which decades later remains one of the best known landmarks of Brussels.

More than 42 million visitors visited the site, which was opened with a call for world peace and social and economic progress, issued by King Baudouin I.

In Praise of Folly is considered one of the most influential works of literature in Western civilization and one of the catalysts of the Protestant Reformation.

The reverse shows a view of all the countries of the Eurozone, surrounded by the word "Belgium" in its three official languages and the face value of 10 euro.