E-auction 639-643259 - fme_1040057 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II Médaille, Grand concours international de gymnastique
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| Estimate : | 20 € |
| Price : | 7 € |
| Maximum bid : | 22 € |
| End of the sale : | 14 July 2025 20:47:20 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Médaille, Grand concours international de gymnastique
Date: 1895
Mint name / Town : Belgique, Jemappes
Metal : brass
Diameter : 32,50 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 12,54 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure, coups et rayures. Taches d’oxydation et traces d’un ancien nettoyage. Coups et rayures sur la tranche
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de lion posé sur un cuir, accosté de différents objets de gymnastique. Signé : FISCH.
Reverse
Reverse legend : GRAND CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL DE GYMNASTIQUE // JEMAPPES / 1, 2, 3 JUIN / 1895.
Reverse description : Légende circulaire et en 3 lignes.
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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