fme_1158299 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - ALBERT I Médaille, Hommage au roi Albert Ier
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Type : Médaille, Hommage au roi Albert Ier
Date: 1875-1934
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 69,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 131,06 g.
Edge : lisse + J. FONSON
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron hétérogène avec quelques taches d’oxydation. Légère usure
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste en tenue militaire, de profil à gauche. Signé : P. DE SOETE.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 8-4-1875 / 23-12-1909 / 17-2-1934.
Reverse description : Légende gravée en 3 lignes dans une couronne de chêne.
Commentary
Les dates gravées correspondent à la naissance du roi, son accession au trône et sa date de décès.
Historical background
BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - ALBERT I
(17/12/1909-17/12/1934)
Albert I (8/04/1875-17/02/1934) succeeded his uncle Leopold II in 1909. He had married Elisabeth of Bavaria in 1900 (1876-1965). During the First World War, he commanded the Belgian army and shared the fate of the soldiers, which earned him the title of "knight king". The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 gave him the territories of Eupen and Malmédy. He died in a climbing accident in Marche-les-Dames. His son Leopold III succeeded him.
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