Official restrike - coin or token ??

Hi
if they made a restrike of a coin is it a coin or a token ????

Because I have a Belgium 5 franc 1832 restrike  
and this coin is an official restrike by the Belgium royal mint.
They made it from the original coin die but added a R for restrike

What do you think - is it a coin or does a token ?

Thanks  

It's a restrike of a coin.
If you have a certificate from the mint for the restrike, keep it. Official mint restrikes are usually more valued than copies by private companies which sometimes also stamp their produce with R, Copy, or something else, indicating that this is not an original.
Tokens are usually issued not by the central money issuing authority, but by local government, bank, professional association or business. Their primary purpose is to facilitate local payments (be it within one city, or just one casino, or shop), but the coin has authority to circulate in the whole territory of the issuing jurisdiction/country, and its acceptance is usually enforced by law.
Your restrike is probably a recent one, therefore not intended for circulation (not like Maria Theresia Thalers of 1780). Nevertheless, if it represents a coin, it is a restrike (or a copy) of a coin, issued by the mint.

Hi !
I would say it's a token, because these restrikes are very recent, and never intended for circulation, only for collecting purposes.

Tony

Tokens are made to be circulated, so it's not a token either.
It's a non circulating coin.

thanks

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