▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Royal ▁M int ▁have ▁been ▁mint ing ▁both ▁normal ▁issues ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁euro ▁co ins , ▁which ▁are ▁intended ▁for ▁circul ation , ▁and ▁comm emor ative ▁euro ▁co ins ▁in ▁gold ▁and ▁silver . ▁ ▁These ▁special ▁co ins ▁are ▁only ▁legal ▁tender ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁unlike ▁the ▁normal ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁euro ▁co ins , ▁which ▁are ▁legal ▁tender ▁in ▁every ▁country ▁of ▁the ▁Euro zone . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁comm emor ative ▁co ins ▁made ▁of ▁gold ▁and ▁silver ▁cannot ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁money ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁Furthermore , ▁as ▁their ▁b ull ion ▁value ▁generally ▁vast ly ▁exceed s ▁their ▁face ▁value , ▁these ▁co ins ▁are ▁not ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁means ▁of ▁payment ▁at ▁all — although ▁it ▁remains ▁possible . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁they ▁are ▁usually ▁named ▁Collect ors ' ▁co ins . ▁ ▁The ▁co ins ▁usually ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁anni vers aries ▁of ▁historical ▁events ▁or ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁current ▁events ▁of ▁special ▁importance . ▁Belg ium ▁m ints ▁five ▁of ▁these ▁co ins ▁on ▁average ▁per ▁year , ▁in ▁both ▁gold ▁and ▁silver , ▁with ▁face ▁value ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁eu ros . ▁All ▁the ▁co ins ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁Luc ▁Lu yc x . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁