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1/4 Franc - Léopold I
| Uitgever | Belgian Royal Mint |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1834-1844 |
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| Waarde | 1/4 Franc (1/4 BEF) |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
| Diameter | Log in om details te zien |
| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
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| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Left-facing laureate effigy of King Leopold I of Belgium, his head adorned with an oak-leaf crown, rendered in high relief against a flat field. The royal portrait is the work of engraver Joseph-Pierre Braemt, whose signature appears in the legend. A circular inscription in French runs along the full periphery of the obverse, identifying the monarch by name and title. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES BRAEMT F. (Translation: Leopold the First, King of the Belgiums Made by Braemt) |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Rand | Log in om details te zien |
| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Belgium's earliest fractional silver coinage was struck under considerable political pressure — the newly independent kingdom, recognized internationally only in 1839 by the Treaty of London, needed a functioning currency infrastructure to assert institutional credibility. The quarter franc was part of the first wave of Belgian coinage issued after the 1830 revolution, closely mirroring French franc system specifications as a deliberate alignment with the monetary conventions of neighboring powers.
The series ran a full decade, but annual mintages were modest throughout, and attrition from circulation was high given the coin's small size. Many survivors did so in cabinet collections rather than pockets.