10 Centimes - Léopold I Marriage of The Duke

€272.00
IssuerBelgium
Year1853
TypeToken
Value10 Centimes (0.10 BEF)
CurrencyFranc (1832-2001)
CompositionCopper
Weight20 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Léopold Wiener
In circulation to
Reference(s) X#M1.1, X#M1.2, LA#BHM-2.1, Mor#3a, Mor#3b
Obverse descriptionThere is a bust of Léopold I facing left with a legend in French around the rim, the initials of the engraver below the neck, and the date at the bottom.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES 1853
(Translation: Leopold the First. King of the Belgians)
Reverse descriptionThe heads of both the Duke and the Duchesse of Brabant with their names and wedding date around the rim and the designer`s name below the neck
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringL.L. PH. M.V. DUC DE BRABANT M. H. A. DUCHESSE DE BRABANT 21-22 AOUT LEO. WIENER
(Translation: Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Duke of Brabant Marie Henriette Anne Duchess of Brabant 21-22 August)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1853  - X#M1.1; Morin 3a (Large date) - 104 000
1853  - X#M1.2; Morin 3b (Small date) -
Catalog ID6126442560
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