v18_2478 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - ALBERT I 20 francs or, légende française 1914 Bruxelles
MONNAIES 18 (2003)
Starting price : 85.00 €
Estimate : 145.00 €
Realised price : 93.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 95.00 €
Starting price : 85.00 €
Estimate : 145.00 €
Realised price : 93.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 95.00 €
Type : 20 francs or, légende française
Date: 1914
Mint name / Town : Bruxelles
Quantity minted : 125000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,45 g.
Edge : inscrite en relief *****DIEU * PROTEGE * LA * BELGIQUE
Coments on the condition:
Infime graffiti au-dessus de la signature au revers (?). Minimes marques de manipulation. Beau portrait
Obverse
Obverse legend : .ALBERT. ROI. - DES. BELGES..
Obverse description : Buste tête nue à gauche, vêtu militairement, signature G. DV.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 20 - F.// 19-14 ; SIGNÉ G. DEVREESE.
Reverse description : Écu posé sur un manteau couronné.
Historical background
BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - ALBERT I
(17/12/1909-17/12/1934)
Albert I (8/04/1875-17/02/1934) succeeded his uncle Leopold II in 1909. He had married Elisabeth of Bavaria in 1900 (1876-1965). During the First World War, he commanded the Belgian army and shared the fate of the soldiers, which earned him the title of "knight king". The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 gave him the territories of Eupen and Malmédy. He died in a climbing accident in Marche-les-Dames. His son Leopold III succeeded him.
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