Belgium hit out at France on Thursday after Paris forced it to scrap a new two-euro coin celebrating the 200th anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

France and Belgium clash over the depiction of Napoleon's defeat on euro coins, igniting historical debates. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Two hundred years after Napoleon's ambitions to rule Europe died at Waterloo, France has won a small battle to prevent the minting of a euro coin commemorating the event.