Belgium on Monday began minting €2.50 coins to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo after France forced it to scrap a planned €2 coin to commemorate the battle, warning that it could ...

Belgium has begun to produce €2.50 coins to mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat of at the Battle of Waterloo, after France forced it to scrap a €2 coin for the same purpose. Earlier this ...

Awkward divisions between European countries are not uncommon. In 2010, for example, German newspapers suggested Greece sell some of its islands to avoid bankruptcy. Now there's a growing rift between ...

A reenactment of the Battle of Waterloo, that still seems to be a sensitive subject in France. Photo: AFP Belgium on Monday shrugged aside opposition from its neighbour France and began minting ...

A worker displays a newly minted commemorative 2.5 euro coin to mark the bicentennial of the battle of Waterloo, at Belgium's Royal Mint in Brussels Credit: Photo: REUTERS Paris objected to the new ...

For France, it’s Waterloo all over again. Belgium is issuing a new euro coin to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo – one of the most painful defeats in French military history ...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - A penny saved may no longer be a penny earned in parts of Europe. Following the lead of Finland, Belgium and the Netherlands have moved to ditch their 1- and 2-cent coins, whose ...

The furious French today woke up to a new two-and-a-half euro coin commemorating their defeat by a British-led force at the Battle of Waterloo. It follows weeks of protest at plans to mint a two euro ...

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Belgium on Monday began minting 2.5-euro coins marking the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, after France forced it to scrap a two-euro coin of the ...