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1000 Francs Pattern
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Prince Charles, Prince Regent of Belgium, in right-facing profile, rendered in high relief against a smooth field. The portrait is naturalistic and unadorned, with finely detailed facial features and hair. The surrounding legend reads CAROLUS PRINCEPS REGENS BELGICAE, distributed along the full circumference of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Central field dominated by an elaborate interlaced royal cipher of Prince Charles, composed of the letters C and A in a decorative cursive monogram, surmounted by a detailed royal crown. The denomination 1000 flanks the monogram to the left and FRS. to the right, with the date 1949 inscribed in the exergue below. The word ESSAI, denoting the trial or pattern nature of the strike, appears as part of the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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