比利时发行2.5欧元滑铁卢纪念币 法国很无奈!

Belgium's new Waterloo coin

比利时新滑铁卢硬币

Belgium was forced to abandon the idea of issuing a two-euro commemorative coin marking the bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo after France objected to the move in March.

今年3月，因法国反对，比利时不得不放弃了铸造2欧元硬币纪念滑铁卢之战200周年的计划，不过比利时还是找到了发行滑铁卢纪念硬币的办法。

But Belgium has come up with a way to get its Waterloo euro coins after all.

本周，比利时决定援引一条鲜为人知的欧盟规定，从而绕开法国的阻挠。

This week, Belgium decided to circumvent French resistance by invoking a little-known European Union rule that allows countries to issue euro coins of their choice, provided they are in an irregular denomination.

根据这条规定，欧盟成员国可自行选择发行欧元硬币，只要面值不常见即可。

That led to the unveiling of a EUR2.50 coin - a first in Belgium - and 70,000 of them have now been minted.

于是，比利时推出了面值为2.5欧元的硬币——这在比利时历史上是头一遭——并已铸造了7万枚。

The coins can only be spent inside Belgium.

这些硬币只能在比利时境内使用。