fme_928445 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - REIGN OF LEOPOLD III, REGENCY OF PRINCE CHARLES Médaille, Marc de Selys Longchamps
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Type : Médaille, Marc de Selys Longchamps
Date: 1948
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 74,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 155,87 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Médaille ayant été nettoyée, présentant de l’usure sur les reliefs. Présence de coups et rayures
Obverse
Obverse legend : MARC DE SELYS - LONGCHAMPS.
Obverse description : Buste habillé de profil à droite, signé : BONNETAIN.
Reverse
Reverse legend : L’ACADEMIE ROYALE DES SCIENCES DES LETTRES ET DES BEAUX-ARTS / A / SON / SECRETAIRE PERPETVEL / 1936 - 1948.
Reverse description : Légende circulaire et en 4 lignes, une colonne dorique au centre.
Commentary
Marc, baron de Selys Longchamps (1875-1963) est un Zoologiste, biologiste marin. Il est élu correspondant de la classe des Sciences de Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique , le 15 décembre 1925 et membre, le 14 décembre 1929. Il occupe la place de secrétaire perpétuel du 5 mai 1936 au 30 juin 1948.
cf. http://paleopolis.rediris.es/Phoronida/specialists/Selys.htm.
cf. http://paleopolis.rediris.es/Phoronida/specialists/Selys.htm.
Historical background
BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - REIGN OF LEOPOLD III, REGENCY OF PRINCE CHARLES
(21/9/1944-20/7/1950)
Leopold III's policy of neutrality, his capitulation in 1940 and his non-resistance from 1940 to 1944 were highly criticized by a large part of Belgian opinion after the liberation. Belgium would then be divided over the royal question for five years and the regency was entrusted to Prince Charles, brother of King Leopold III who had retired to Switzerland. In 1945, it was decided that Leopold III could reign again only after a vote of the parliament. On March 12, 1950, a referendum gave a slight majority for the resumption of power by the king. Returning to Belgium and thus putting an end to the regency of Prince Charles, Leopold III was however welcomed by strikes and demonstrations. He then decided to transfer his powers to Crown Prince Baudoin, whom he named Prince Royal in August 1950, then he abdicated in his favor in July 1951..
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