New euros coming up: Belgium this time

A few months ago, I could inform you of the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
Now rumours are getting stronger and stronger that King Albert of Belgium will abdicate as well, later this year. He is turning 79 shortly, and said to be "just as tired as Beatrix".

I haven't found an article in English yet, but you can use this link to bridge the gap  

Oh wow, interesting. thanks for sharing!

It's a fact now: yesterday, king Albert of Belgium announced his abdication by July 21st this year. His son Philip is the successor to the throne.

He's the first Belgian monarch to end his reign with a voluntary retirement. In the Netherlands, the tradition of ruling till death was broken already by queen Wilhelmina in 1948.

There's a funny difference between Dutch and Belgian abdicated heads of state. In the Netherlands, abdicated monarchs lose the title of king/queen, so Beatrix is now once again a princess. In Belgium they keep their title, so from July 21st, Belgium will have two kings and three queens! (but only one of them will be head of state)

No idea when we will get to see the first new euros.

Pfffft, quitters.  Lizzie is 87 and still going strong.

Can't wait for the new euros!

Has anyone seen a 1€ Belgium 2013 with the cat mint mark in circulation?

No, I have not seen 1€ Belgium 2013 with the cat mint mark.

Probably only in sets. The year is still young, but now, the future doesn't look so good for this particular 2013 1€ type...

http://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/2013/3/23/8/9/a/89a0f3ea-93e3-11e2-96d8-98f1852c2ace.jpg