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Live auction - fwo_469190 - BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - ALBERT I 20 Francs 1914

BELGIUM - KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - ALBERT I 20 Francs 1914  MS
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Estimate : 350 €
Price : 245 €
Maximum bid : 245 €
End of the sale : 10 April 2018 18:14:11
bidders : 3 bidders
Type : 20 Francs
Date: 1914
Quantity minted : 125000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,48 g.
Edge : inscrite en relief
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : .ALBERT. ROI. - .DES. BELGES..
Obverse description : Buste tête nue à gauche, vêtu militairement, signature G. DV.
Obverse translation : (Albert roi des Belges).

Reverse


Reverse legend : 20 - F.// 19-14 ; SIGNÉ G. DEVREESE.
Reverse description : Écu posé sur un manteau couronné.

Commentary


Ce type est frappé suite à l'arrêté royal du 18 février 1914. C'est la première fois pour l'or où nous avons deux types avec légende française ou flamande. 250.000 pièces au total ont été fabriquées, 125.000 pièces avec légende française et autant avec la légende flamande. Il existe plusieurs variétés pour chacune des légendes, en particulier au niveau de la couleur de l'or : rose ou jaune.

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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