E-auction 276-197433 - fwo_439188 - BELGIUM 5 Centimes lion 1862

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Estimate :	5 €
Price :	3 €
Maximum bid :	5 €
End of the sale :	30 July 2018 16:36:30
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 5 Centimes lion

Date: 1862

Quantity minted : 14149000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 19,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 2,84 g.

Edge : tranche de sécurité

Catalogue references :

KM.19/21

Obverse

Obverse legend : LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES.

Obverse description : chiffre “5” 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 flans for cupro-nickel coin types for the 5 and 10 centimes.