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100 Francs - Leopold I Pattern
| Uitgever | Belgium |
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| Jaar | 1854 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Draped bust of Leopold I, King of the Belgians, facing left, depicted in military uniform adorned with epaulettes, decorations, and medals rendered in fine relief. The portrait, of high artistic quality in the medallic tradition, captures the king with short sideburns and natural hair. The surrounding legend reads LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES, arching around the upper field. The engraver's signature BRAEMT F. appears in small characters at the lower field beneath the truncation. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain, unadorned field bearing three lines of raised French text arranged in a centered, stacked composition: ESSAI above MONETAIRE in the middle register, and the date 1854 below, all set within a broad raised rim. The austere design, devoid of any additional decoration or imagery, is characteristic of monetary trial strikes intended for official examination rather than circulation. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
This 1854 pattern was struck in the year Belgium was quietly debating whether to formalize a high-denomination gold coinage to compete with French 100-franc pieces circulating freely across the border. Leopold I's government never authorized the type for regular production — the denomination was politically awkward at a time when Belgian monetary policy was still largely tethered to the French system that preceded the Latin Monetary Union's formal codification a decade later. Only a handful of specimens are recorded, consistent with a presentation or committee striking rather than any trial for circulation.