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Belgium
The edge lettering of the Belgian 2‐euro‐commemorative coins is : Different embossings are noted in the individual description.	Belgian mint mark until 2017 :

Image	Country		Feature	Ref.
		Belgium	75th anniversary of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition	20001 20002
	Description : Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (1876‐1965) organised the music competition based on the conception of the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe. The first prize‐winner was David Oistrakh in 1937. The competition is held alternately in the categories violin, piano and voice, and in odd‐numbered years also as a composition competition. The winner in 2012 was Andrey Baranov, violin. The coin design is by Luc Luycx. It shows the crowned monogram of the Queen, logo of the Concours Musical Reine Elisabeth, in front of her silhouette. At the top are the dates "1937 ‐ 2012", below in a semicircle "QUEEN ELISABETH COMPETITION" and on the right the country abbreviation "BE" (Begium). On the left is a feather the logo of the mint master Serge Lesens, on the right 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.

References :
20001	Images taken with authorisation by the ECB ‐ Mail dated 20.Feb.2020 © "European Central Bank"	20002	Text taken from German Wikipedia and translated by DeepL
20003	Images taken temporally from the Internet	20004	Not Applicable