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100 Francs - Léopold I Duke of Brabant's Wedding
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Leopold I of the Belgians in high relief, facing left, with naturalistically rendered wavy hair. The legend LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES runs along the periphery, flanking the portrait on both sides. The engraver's signature L. WIENER appears in small capitals below the bust truncation. The field is smooth and polished, and the coin is bordered by a fine beaded inner rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES L. WIENER (Translation: Leopold the First, King of the Belgians) |
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This piece was struck to commemorate the marriage of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders — not the future king, but Leopold I's younger son — to Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen on 25 April 1853. It was issued as a medallic coinage rather than a circulation strike, which explains its appearance in the X# and Mor#M series rather than standard Belgian coinage catalogues. Two die varieties exist, distinguished in the references as M3.1 and M3.2, differing in minor details of execution.
Delmonte G#1254 places it firmly within the gold medallic issues of the period.