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The territory of present-day Belgium formed part of the heartland of the Frankish Empire in the early Middle Ages. The Flemish cities of Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp developed into the commercial centres of Europe from the 12th and 13th centuries onwards. Belgium endured centuries of foreign rule before achieving independence as a kingdom in 1830. Brussels, the capital, is home to most of the European Union's institutions as well as NATO headquarters.
 | "LL" are the initials of artist Luc Luycx. He designed both the 2-euro reverse side and several of the country's 2-euro commemorative coins. |
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 | Archangel Michael – mint mark of the Belgian mint. All 2-euro commemorative coins and circulation coins from 2008 onwards carry this mark. |
| B | Country identifier used on the 2-euro commemorative coin of 2006. |
| BE | The new ISO-standard country identifier, found on Belgian circulation coins since 2008 and commemorative coins since 2009. |
 | Scales – mint master mark of Belgian Mint Master Romain Coenen (1999–2009). Mint Master Serge Lessens (since 2009) used the same mark. All 2-euro commemorative coins and circulation coins from 2009 onwards carry this mark. |
 | The royal monogram of Albert II is found on all Belgian circulation coins and on the 2-euro commemorative coin of 2005. |
 | Feather – mint master mark of Belgian Mint Master Serge Lesens (2009–2012). All 2-euro commemorative coins and circulation coins from 2009 onwards carry this mark. |
 | Georgios Stamatopoulos – initials of the coin designer for the joint 2-euro commemorative coin 2009. |
 | Cat – mint master mark of Belgian Mint Master Bernard Gillard (2013–2016). All 2-euro commemorative coins and circulation coins from 2013 onwards carry this mark. |
 | Arrow on shield – mint master mark of Belgian Mint Mistress Ingrid van Herzele (2017–2022). All 2-euro commemorative coins and circulation coins from 2017 onwards carry this mark. |
 | Belgian coins (since 2018) bear the caduceus of the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht (KNM). The KNM won the contract to produce Belgian euro coins and will mint them there for the next four years. |
 | Aster flower & Erlenmeyer flask – mint master mark of Belgian Mint Master Giovanni Van de Velde (since 2022). All 2-euro commemorative coins and circulation coins from 2023 onwards carry this mark. |
Belgium began producing its euro coins on 7 December 1998 in Brussels. Due to the rivalry between the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders and the French-speaking region of Wallonia, Belgian euro coins feature either no inscriptions at all, a neutral country identifier, or the country name in all three official languages — Dutch, French and German.
For Belgium it's mixed: many common issues are worth their 2-euro face value, but quite a few low-mintage coins trade noticeably higher. Check your Belgium coin by motif, year and rarity:
