French coin long way from home

[kevkirki]

I was hunting a park in Denver today and after a few Lincolns and 50 pull tabs out pooped this.
I thought it was a penny tell i looked closer and then had no clue
cleaned it a little and googled Baudouin and wa-la
KM-170 Nickel-Plated Iron 1 Franc (1990)
O Bare head of Baudouin I left
BAUDOUIN I
R Coin divided into three parts, crown in upper left, 1 F in upper right, BELGIQUE below, date across
1 F 1990 BELGIQUE
My coolest find yet
This is my first try with the picture post so i hope it works...thanks for lookn HH!

 

[ivan salis]

1 belgium * franc -- not france but belgium instead- in 1995 belgium joined with several other european nations and switched to the EURO based money system * thus the coin is now obsolete .

 

[rottonr]

A keepsake from a vacation maybe.

 

[kevkirki]

Thanks for the info ivan... Get home from work I'll check it out on the web a little more....interresting

 

[cntrydncr1]

I love finding foreign coins. congrats

 

[High Plains Digger]

I am sure glad all the mints of the world have joined together in making crap coins that don't last 2 years in the dirt, certainly not centuries. Our kids won't have much to look forward to finding. Our stinky zincys are a prime example. I think plastic would be better.

 

[kuger]

I am sure glad all the mints of the world have joined together in making crap coins that don't last 2 years in the dirt, certainly not centuries. Our kids won't have much to look forward to finding. Our stinky zincys are a prime example. I think plastic would be better.

Isnt that the truth!!

 

[kevkirki]

i thought the same thing digger..... . im trying to clean it up but its slow...thanks for the post

 

[kevkirki]

I love finding foreign coins. congrats

Thanks I thought it was sweet