E-auction 551-480132 - fme_477609 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II Médaille de concours
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| Estimate : | 90 € |
| Price : | 12 € |
| Maximum bid : | 14 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 November 2023 19:55:00 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Médaille de concours
Date: n.d.
Metal : copper
Diameter : 50,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 41,7 g.
Edge : Lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Aspect hétérogène. Présence de taches et incrustations au revers. Bel avers
Obverse
Obverse legend : * LEOPOLD II - ROI DES BELGES *.
Obverse description : Portrait du roi à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONCOURS ENTRE TAILLEURS & TAILLEUSES / DE LA / BELGIQUE / BRUXELLES.
Reverse description : Inscription dans un médaillon, couronne de chêne et laurier.
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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