E-auction 245-168689 - fwo_464093 - BELGIUM 10 Centimes lion 1862

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Estimate :	12 €
Price :	5 €
Maximum bid :	7 €
End of the sale :	25 December 2017 17:30:30
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 10 Centimes lion

Date: 1862

Quantity minted : 15129000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 4,54 g.

Edge : tranche de sécurité

Catalogue references :

KM.19/22

Obverse

Obverse legend : LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES.

Obverse description : chiffre “10” et inscription “CENTIMES” dans un cartouche.

Reverse

Reverse legend : L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE.

Reverse description : lion héraldique et cartouche portant le nom du graveur “BRAEMT”.

Commentary

En 1861, la Belgique abandonne les larges flans en cuivres pour des types monétaires en cupro-nickel pour les 5 et 10 centimes..
In 1861, Belgium abandoned the large copper blanks for cupro-nickel coin types for the 5 and 10 centimes.