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10 Francs - Léopold II Pattern
| Uitgever | Belgium |
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| Jaar | 1867 |
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| Referentie(s) | KM#–, Mor#–, LA#– |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Bare-headed effigy of King Leopold II facing right, with the date 1867 incorporated into the surrounding legend. The king's portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail. The engraver's initials 'L W' appear below the truncation of the neck. The encircling legend in French reads 'LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES', identifying the monarch and his title. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES 1867 L W (Translation: King of the Belgians) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Pattern coinage from 1867 Belgium sits in a particularly contested moment: the country was navigating pressure from France over possible annexation, and Léopold II had only just ascended the throne in December 1865. Official franc-denominated gold coinage of this period followed the Latin Monetary Union standards established in 1865, and patterns like this one were almost certainly produced to evaluate design proposals or test striking parameters rather than for any intended circulation.
The gold-plated composition rather than solid gold marks this unambiguously as a die trial or presentation piece — the absence of any standard reference number across KM, Morrisson, and Laurent confirms it never progressed to an approved type.