| Description : The coin presents the logo of the Belgian Presidency, stylised
letters "eu" and "trio.be" as a reference to the website eutrio.be. Since 2007, three countries have jointly held a
so‐called trio presidency for an eighteen‐month programme. A logo was sought for the Trio Presidency of Belgium,
Spain and Hungary in a competition open to art and design students from the three countries. The winner was Antoine
Durieux from Belgium. The dynamism of the three countries is to be symbolised by the gossamer cursive letters "eu" of
the logo. The handwritten style is meant to invite all citizens to embrace the European project. The text framing the logo,
"BELGIAN PRESEDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU 2010", indicates the occasion of issue. The design of the coin is by Luc
Luycx. The name of the issuing country is shown below with "BELGIE BELGIQUE BELGIEN" in Dutch, French and German, above
it the year of issue "2010", flanked on the left by the helmeted head of the Archangel Michael the mint mark of the Royal
Belgian mint Monnaie Royale de Belgique / Koninklijke Munt van België / Königliche Belgische
Münzprägeanstalt in Brussels and on the right by a feather the logo of the mint master Serge Lesens. |