Belgium 2020 Internacional Year of Plant Health
International Year of Plant Health 2020 (IYPH 2020)
The inner part of the piece depicts the official
logo of the IYPH 2020 that symbolises leaves and the text ‘International year
of plant health’. The leaves represent healthy plants as the source of the
oxygen we breathe, the food we eat and all life on earth. This positive image
of leaves protected from deadly pests and diseases forms a circle, which
represents the world and underlines how plant health and protection is a global
issue. Plant health is the key to ending hunger, reducing poverty, protecting
the environment and boosting economic development. As the Royal Dutch Mint will
strike the coins, the mintmark of Utrecht, a mercury staff is located on the
right. The Belgian mint director mintmark, the coat of arms of the municipality
Herzele is located on the left. The country code BE and the year mark 2020 are
located on the bottom. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European
flag.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - BU (Brilliant Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition Bimetallic - nickel brass clad
nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 150'000 pcs.
Country of origin - Belgium
Year of release - 2020
