Waterloo 2nd Win

The French are still miffed about losing the Battle of Waterloo. Back in March I showed a Belgian two-euro commemorative coin to mark the 200th anniversary of the battle, which was fought in Belgium. The French blocked the coin on the spurious grounds that it would create tensions when Europe's unity is under threat (CLICK). The Belgian mint has got round the French protest by issuing these new 2.5-euro commemorative coins, using a rule that allows eurozone countries to issue coins in irregular denomination (CLICK). So France has effectively lost the Battle of Waterloo twice! Makes your heart sing, doesn't it?