Belgium 5 Euro 2021 Charles Van Depoele

Belgium 5 Euro 2021 Charles Van Depoele. Belgium has issued a 5 Euro coin with the theme 'Charles Van Depoele'. Charles Van Depoele was a Belgian inventor who specialized in electricity and everything related to electricity. Experiments with light and electricity was his passion. In his short life he applied for a huge 444 patents and managed to achieve 249 of these! The trolleybus and the electric tram made him world famous. Charles Van Depoele was born 175 years ago, which is why Belgium has decided to issue a 5 Euro coin with him as its subject. On the face of the coin a number of his inventions are depicted, including the electric arc lamp, the dynamo with carbon brushes, and the electric tram. Furthermore, an image of Charles Van Depoele is shown with his name printed vertically. On the reverse of the coin is an image of the map of Europe. The country name Belgium is shown in a circle in its three national languages BELGIE - BELGIQUE - BELGIEN (Dutch, French and German). The value indication of 5 Euro and the year of issue 2021 are also displayed. The coin is presented in a luxury case and is supplied with a certificate of authenticity.