E-auction 84-42816 - fwo_339464 - BELGIUM 20 Francs or Léopold Ier 1865 Bruxelles

BELGIUM 20 Francs or Léopold Ier 1865 Bruxelles XF

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Estimate :	270 €
Price :	230 €
Maximum bid :	260 €
End of the sale :	24 November 2014 17:48:30
bidders :	9 bidders

Type : 20 Francs or Léopold Ier

Date: 1865

Mint name / Town : Bruxelles

Quantity minted : 1558066

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 6,44 g.

Edge : inscrite en creux

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire présentant des traces d’usure de circulation

Catalogue references :

M&E6a - KM19/23

Obverse

Obverse legend : LÉOPOLD PREMIER - ROI DES BELGES.

Obverse description : Tête nue de Léopold Ier à droite ; signé L WIENER dessous.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 20// FRANCS// 1865.

Reverse description : En trois lignes dans une couronne de chêne.

Commentary

En 1865, année de la mort de Léopold Ier, 1.558.413 pièces de 20 Francs furent frappées dont 531.963 en 1866. Au total, les auteurs ont répertorié six variétés différentes pour ce millésime.
Tranche position A : quand la monnaie est posée portrait en dessous, la légende de la tranche est à l’endroit.
In 1865, the year of Leopold I's death, 1,558,413 20-franc coins were minted, including 531,963 in 1866. In total, the authors have listed six different varieties for this vintage. Edge position A: when the coin is placed portrait-side down, the edge legend is upright