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10 Centimes - Léopold I Marriage of The Duke
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| Reference(s) | X#M1.1, X#M1.2, LA#BHM-2.1, Mor#3a, Mor#3b |
| Obverse description | A left-facing draped bust of King Léopold I occupies the center of the obverse, rendered in high relief with fine portraiture detail. A circular legend in French runs along the rim, identifying the monarch by name and title. The engraver's initials appear below the truncation of the neck, and the date 1853 is positioned in the lower portion of the field. The overall design reflects the restrained classical style characteristic of mid-nineteenth-century Belgian medallic art. |
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| Obverse lettering | LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES 1853 (Translation: Leopold the First, King of the Belgians) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents conjoined busts of the Duke and Duchess of Brabant — Prince Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor and Princess Marie Henriette Anne — facing in profile. Their respective names and titles are inscribed in a circular legend around the rim, accompanied by the date of their marriage, 21-22 August. The engraver's name, LEO. WIENER, appears below the neck truncations, serving as an artisan's signature. The composition commemorates the dynastic union in a formal medallic tradition consistent with Belgian royal commemorative coinage of the period. |
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