1998 AD., Belgium, Albert II, Brussels mint, 5 Francs, French text type, KM 189.

Belgium, Albert II, Brussels mint, mintmaster R. Coenen, engraver J.-A. Keusterman, 1998 AD.,
5 Francs (24 mm / 5,45 g), French text type, aluminium-bronze, 5,50 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 32,560,000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge,
Obv.: ALBERT II , his head facing left, outline around back of head.
Rev.: 19-98 / 5 / FRANCS / BELGIQUE , year, denomination and country, vertical line divides date and large denomination number; mint mark angel head / mintmaster´s privy mark scales to r.
KM 189 .

Year / Mintage
1994 15,060,000
1995 60,000 (in sets only)
1996 6,860,000
1997 60,000 (in sets only)
1998 32,560,000
1999 5,000 (in sets only, proof, medal alignment)
1999 60,000 (in sets only)
2000 60,000 (in sets only)
2000 5,000 (in sets only, proof, medal alignment)
2001 5,000 (in sets only, proof, medal alignment)
2001 60,000 (in sets only)

Albert II (born 6 June 1934) is the current King of the Belgians and a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He is the second son of the late King Leopold III (1901–1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935). He ascended to the throne in 1993, upon the death of his older brother, Baudouin.