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Live auction - fwo_682557 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II 5 Francs 1870
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 540 € |
| Maximum bid : | 600 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 September 2021 19:16:11 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : 5 Francs
Date: 1870
Quantity minted : 10486000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 37 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 25,00 g.
Edge : en relief
Slab
PCGS : MS64
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sous coque PCGS MS64
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES.
Obverse description : Léopold II tête à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE / 1870.
Reverse description : Écu couronné de Belgique entre deux rameaux d’olivier, valeur faciale.
Commentary
Il s’agit du plus bel exemplaire gradé par PCGS !.
This is the finest example graded by PCGS!
This is the finest example graded by PCGS!
Historical background
BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II
(10/12/1865-17/12/1909)
Leopold II (9/04/1835-17/12/1909) is the eldest son of Leopold I and Louise d'Orléans. He married Marie-Henriette, Archduchess of Austria, who bore him three daughters: Louise, Stéphanie, and Clémentine. He relied on England to repel the aims of Napoleon III in 1866-1869. His reign was marked by the economic and industrial development of Belgium, which also became a great colonial power thanks to the personal annexation of the Congo by the king at the Congress of Berlin in 1885. Without a male heir, his nephew Albert I succeeded him. in 1909. He bequeathed the Congo to Belgium in 1908.
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