Belgium 2 Euro Base Metals Brilliant Uncirculated Commemorative Coin 2023 - 75 years of Women's Suffrage

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Belgium 2 Euro Base Metals Brilliant Uncirculated Coin 2023 - 75 years of Women's Suffrage

Country: Belgium
Face Value: 2 Euro
Theme: 75 years of Women's Suffrage
Composition: Base Metals
Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
Year: 2023
Weight: 8.5 g
Mintage: 62,500
Coin Shape: Circular
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Edge: Reeded
Edge Inscription: Lettering
Packaging: Coin Card (FR)
Condition: See images
Certificate: No Certificate Issued
Mint: Royal Belgian Mint ()

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Description:
Following the 2011 2 euro coin in the context of International Women's Day, the Royal Mint of Belgium is now issuing a unique 2 euro coin in honor of 75 years of general women's suffrage in Belgium.

1831: All Belgians equal before the law… Or not?
In 1831, the newly born Belgium was given a constitution that was considered very progressive at the time.
Only the women were completely forgotten about this! It was sufficient for the National Congress to adopt the ideas of the famous Napoleonic Code, which equated women with minors and incompetent persons.
Talk about gender discrimination!

1850-1900: Feminist movements make their entrance...
During the second half of the 19th century, the first movements for women's emancipation emerged in Belgium. Equal opportunities in education, especially for girls, as well as equal civil rights for men and women were high on the (women's) agenda at the time.
By uniting and organizing properly, Belgian women had already been able to claim a number of interesting economic and civil rights on the eve of the First World War.
Yet woman still remained far from equal to man.

1920: A typical 'compromis à la Belge'…
Everything had yet to begin, especially in the political field. After 1918, women's right to vote became the leitmotif for the feminist movement. Despite all the efforts and much lobbying, the program for full women's suffrage could only be partially realized.
It is true that on May 3, 1920, women were given the right to vote for municipal and provincial elections and women could also stand for election.
But the right to vote in elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate had to wait until… 3 years after the Second World War!

1948: Finally a full right to vote for Belgian women!
After liberation, the granting of women's suffrage was no longer questioned.
New times are dawning and objections have become scarce.
On March 27, 1948, women's parliamentary right to vote became a legal fact.
Since then, the Belgian woman has been able to continuously strengthen her position, although there is still work to be done to get the gender scales perfectly balanced.

A euro coin for women, designed by a woman!
To appropriately celebrate the 75th anniversary of Belgian women's right to vote, the Royal Mint of Belgium has released a particularly original 2 euro coin that perfectly reflects the female pursuit of gender equality.

The image side shows a Venus symbol as a voting box that is filled in with a pencil and is surrounded by the bilingual caption 'GENERAL WOMEN'S SELECTION RIGHT - SUFFRAGE UNIVERSEL FÉMININ'.
To the left of the box is the inscription 75 YEARS/ANS and to the right the country mark BE, the year 2023 as well as the mint mark (Mercury's staff) and the mint master mark (an Erlenmeyer flask with aster).
At the very bottom of the Venus sign you will discover the initials IB of IRIS BRUIJNS: our new (female) coin designer since last year, yes!

Available to you in two beautiful versions.
This last 2 euro coin of 2023 is offered in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) and in Proof quality.
The BU issue comes in a colorful coin card and shows the joy for the newly acquired right to vote that was announced in the newspapers 75 years ago.
On the reverse side you see some young ladies eagerly exercising their right to vote. As usual, two language versions were also provided for this coin card.

You can also opt for our Proof version. The limited edition of only 5,000 pieces makes this luxury edition a particularly sought-after collector's item that will also be in great demand outside our country.
Proof of BU, the choice is yours. Or perhaps you would like to order both versions? Your collection can only benefit from it.

About Euro Collector Coins:
Euro 'Collection Coins' are coins issued by Individual Member States.
These coins can not have a face value of 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, €1, or €2.
They are legal tender within the issuing state.
The European Council concludes that other member states should also accept these coins (via their respective National Central Banks [transaction fee may apply]) thus effectively making them legal tender through the euro zone.