E-auction 521-436773 - fme_557782 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - LEOPOLD II Médaille, Grand concours international des sciences et de l’histoire
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| Estimate : | 20 € |
| Price : | 10 € |
| Maximum bid : | 12 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 April 2023 18:25:40 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Médaille, Grand concours international des sciences et de l’histoire
Date: 1888
Metal : brass
Diameter : 34,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 18,44 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire ayant été nettoyé. Coups sur la tranche. Présence de rayures
Obverse
Obverse legend : LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES.
Obverse description : La tête de Léopold II à gauche au type de l’écu de 5 francs. Signé : A. FISCH.
Reverse
Reverse legend : GRAND CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET DE L’INDUSTRIE . PREST L. SOMZEE / BRUXELLES 1888.
Reverse description : Vue sur le hall d’exposition de Bruxelles en 1888, palme à l’exergue et entourant la vue par la droite.
Commentary
Ce concours correspond certainement à ce qui est décrit à http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_die003188701_01/_die003188701_01_0014.php .
This competition certainly corresponds to what is described at http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_die003188701_01/_die003188701_01_0014.php
This competition certainly corresponds to what is described at http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_die003188701_01/_die003188701_01_0014.php
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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