50 Centimes - Baudouin I (French text) KM# 144

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WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS ONE AND THE KM 148 THE YEARS SEEM ALL MIXED TOGETHER A 1953 IN BOTH AND WHEN I LOOK IT UP THE KM 144 IT SAYS ONLY MADE IN 1952 AND 1953 NOT 1955 SO SHOULD THE 1955 BE IN THE KM 148 OR THE KM 144 HOW COME ONLY THE FRENCH TEXT HAS WEIGHT CHANGE BUT THE FLEMISH DONT I CANT TELL A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANY THEYRE ALL SUPPOSE TO BE BRONZE RIGHT THEN ON THE FLEMISH THE WEIGHT AND SIZE IS THE SAME BUT ONLY THE FRENCH KM 144 IS DIFFERENT WEIGHT
SEE KM 145 AND 149 SEEM IDENTICAL IS ONE COIN ROTATION AND ONE MEDAL WHATS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COMPOSITION THAT MADE THEM CHANGE
I don't know why KM makes a difference : even Morin (belgian catalog) doesn't !
same material, size, weight (2,75g)
Maybe  we have to contact Krause and just ask them what's the difference.
Greetings from Belgium !
World coins by date and mint place, 1850-2000
In Krausse the following is written:

KM# 144 50 CENTIMES
2.7500 g., Bronze, 19 mm. Obv: Crowned denomination divides
date, legend in French Obv. Leg.: BELGIQUE Rev: Helmeted
mine worker, left, miner's lamp at r. Large head, tip of neck 1/2
mm from rim Edge: Plain

KM# 148.1 50 CENTIMES
2.7500 g., Bronze, 19 mm. Ruler: Baudouin I Obv: Crowned
denomination divides date, legend in French Obv. Leg.:
BELGIQUE Rev: Helmeted miner left, miners lamp at right,
smaller head, tip of neck 1mm from rim Edge: Plain

AND

KM# 145 50 CENTIMES
2.7500 g., Bronze, 19 mm. Obv: Crowned denomination divides
date, legend in Dutch Obv. Leg.: BELGIE Rev: Helmeted mine
worker left, miner's lamp at right, large head Edge: Plain

KM# 149.1 50 CENTIMES
2.7500 g., Bronze, 19 mm. Ruler: Baudouin I Obv: Crowned
denomination divides date Rev: Helmeted miner left, miners
lamp at right, smaller head, legend in Dutch Rev. Leg.: BELGIE
Edge: Plain

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