A new official coin to support Team Belgium - 25/06/2024

On 25 June, the Royal Mint of Belgium unveiled its 20 euro commemorative silver coin in support of the Belgian team taking part in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris under the name Team Belgium. The coin was presented to Cédric Van Branteghem and Jean-Michel Saive, respectively CEO and President of the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (BOIC).

The design was created by Iris Bruijns. It features Team Belgium's gold logo on the left and “The Embrace”, the BOIC's visual identity during the Olympics, on the right, symbolising unity. The reverse shows the portrait of King Philippe, drawn by Luc Luycx.
With this coin, the RMB continues its tradition of supporting the Belgian Olympic team with a beautiful commemorative coin ! 

Unveiling of the new commemorative coin dedicated to bees - 26/05/2024

On Sunday 26 May 2024, the new 2.50-euro commemorative coin dedicated to Belgian bees was unveiled. Mint Master Giovanni Van de Velde presented the coin to the sponsors the "Bee Week", Dominique Persoone and Britt van Marsenille, on 26 May at the Botanical Garden of Meise.

The "Bee Week" is an initiative of the Flemish Government's Environment Department aimed at making our environment more bee-friendly. Although small, bees have a major impact on our biodiversity through their pollination activities.

A new 2-euro coin in honour of all those fighting cancer - 12/05/2024

On Sunday 12 May 2024, Giovanni Van de Velde, Mint Master, presented the new commemorative 2-euro coin dedicated to the fight against cancer to Vincent Van Peteghem, Minister of Finance.  The coin shows a stylised rainbow, symbolising the hope of a world without cancer, with an awareness ribbon in the shape of a heartbeat in the centre.

Symbolically, this coin was handed over during the 1.000 kms of the Kom op tegen kanker association. This charity event brings together teams of cyclists to raise money for the fight against cancer.

In Belgium, around 205 people are diagnosed with cancer every day. It is for them, as well as for the doctors, researchers and thousands of volunteers involved in the fight against cancer, that the Royal Mint of Belgium has issued this coin. 2024 is also a special year in the fight against cancer, as we celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the Belgian National Cancer League, which has since become the Cancer Foundation and Kom op tegen Kanker.

The new coin for NATO's 75^th anniversary presented to the Minister of Foreign Affairs - 02/04/2024

On 2 April 2024, Giovanni Van de Velde, Mint Master, presented the new Belgian 10-euro commemorative coin marking 75 years of NATO to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib.

This silver coin, issued by the Royal Mint of Belgium, symbolises NATO's 75th anniversary and our country's commitment to the organisation. Moreover, Brussels has been NATO's headquarters since 1967. The coin, designed by Iris Bruijns, shows the NATO emblem projected onto a globe made up of a large number of dots to symbolise the intergovernmental aspect of the organisation.