Live auction - fme_616648 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - REIGN OF LEOPOLD III Médaille, Léopold III et Astrid
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| Estimate : | 120 € |
| Price : | 59 € |
| Maximum bid : | 59 € |
| End of the sale : | 13 February 2024 18:48:06 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Médaille, Léopold III et Astrid
Date: 1935
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 67,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver TURIN Pierre (1891-1968)
Weight : 154,1 g.
Edge : stries horizontales + corne BRONZE
Puncheon : corne BRONZE
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des taches noires et des marques d’usure. Traces d’un léger nettoyage
Obverse
Obverse legend : LEOPOLD III ROI DES BELGES.
Obverse description : Tête nue à droite, signé : P. TURIN / MCMXXXV.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ASTRID REINE DES BELGES.
Reverse description : Tête de profil à gauche, signé : P. TURIN / MCMXXXV.
Historical background
BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - REIGN OF LEOPOLD III
(17/12/1934-21/9/1944-16/7/1951)
Son of Albert I and grand-nephew of Leopold II, Leopold III became king following the accidental death of his father. In 1936, faced with threats of war, he put an end to the alliance with France and reaffirmed the neutrality of Belgium. In 1940, during the German invasion, he took command of the army but was quickly forced to sign an unconditional surrender. A prisoner of war, he refused any collaboration and ceased all political activity. Taken to Germany then liberated by the Allies, he retired to Switzerland while a regency was entrusted to his brother, Prince Charles (September 21, 1944). Much criticized, he regained the throne in 1950 after a referendum on the resumption of his powers. Welcomed by strikes and demonstrations, he then named Baudoin "royal prince" then abdicated in his favor in July 1951. He died in 1983.
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