Live auction - fwo_406763 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II 20 Francs 1869 Bruxelles
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | 290 € |
| Maximum bid : | 320 € |
| End of the sale : | 02 May 2017 17:01:27 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : 20 Francs
Date: 1869
Mint name / Town : Bruxelles
Quantity minted : 1234000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,46 g.
Edge : inscrite en relief
Slab
PCGS : MS64
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie est sous coque PCGS MS64
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LEOPOLD II - ROI DES BELGES / 1869.
Obverse description : Tête nue de Léopold II à droite ; dessous L W.
Reverse
Reverse legend : L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE.
Reverse description : Écu entouré du collier de l'Ordre de Léopold posé sur un manteau couronné ; 20 - FR.
Commentary
Ce type est fabriqué suite à l'arrêté royal du 15 mars 1867. 28.641.770 pièces furent frappées entre 1866 (sic !) et 1882 et démonétisées en 1928. Il existe quatre types différents pour les pièces de 20 francs or.
Historical background
BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II
(10/12/1865-17/12/1909)
Leopold II (9/04/1835-17/12/1909) is the eldest son of Leopold I and Louise d'Orléans. He married Marie-Henriette, Archduchess of Austria, who bore him three daughters: Louise, Stéphanie, and Clémentine. He relied on England to repel the aims of Napoleon III in 1866-1869. His reign was marked by the economic and industrial development of Belgium, which also became a great colonial power thanks to the personal annexation of the Congo by the king at the Congress of Berlin in 1885. Without a male heir, his nephew Albert I succeeded him. in 1909. He bequeathed the Congo to Belgium in 1908.
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BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II 20 Francs 1869 Bruxelles MS64 PCGS
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