10 cent of Leopold II, 1903-1906
Details
What could it buy?
Around 1900 this paid for a glass of beer (10 to 15 centimes), a cigar or two newspapers. In 1896 most labourers earned 3 to 3.50 francs a day, or 30 to 35 of these coins.
Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.
The story
10 cent from 1903-1906, issued in Belgium under Leopold II. Affected by corrosion.
