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fwo_1002056 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II 5 Francs 1869

BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II 5 Francs  1869  XF
30.00 €(Approx. 33.30$ | 25.20£)
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Type : 5 Francs
Date: 1869
Quantity minted : 12658000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 37,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 24,68 g.
Edge : en relief
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie nettoyée, nombreuses rayures
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES.
Obverse description : Léopold II tête à gauche.

Reverse


Reverse legend : L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE / 1869.
Reverse description : écu couronné de Belgique entre deux rameaux d’olivier, valeur faciale.

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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