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12 1/2 Euros - Philippe Queen Louise-Marie d'Orléans
| Issuer | Royal Belgian Mint |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The Belgian lion passant is depicted seated, its forepaw resting upon a stele bearing the engraved bilingual inscription 'BELGISCHE GRONDWET - CONSTITUTION BELGE', referencing the Belgian Constitution of 1831. The legend 'BELGIE - BELGIQUE - BELGIEN' runs along the upper periphery of the field. Beneath the lion, the denomination '12 1/2 EURO' is inscribed, accompanied by the privy mark 'QP' denoting the Quality Proof finish. |
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| Obverse lettering | BELGIE - BELGIQUE - BELGIEN BELGISCHE GRONDWET CONSTITUTION BELGE 1831 12 1/2 EURO QP |
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This piece belongs to the Royal Belgian Mint's "12½ Euro" gold series, a format introduced specifically to issue small-denomination collectibles at an accessible price point for general collectors rather than the bullion market. Louise-Marie d'Orléans, the subject of this issue, became Belgium's first queen consort when she married Léopold I in 1832 — a dynastic union engineered partly to strengthen the newly independent Belgian state's diplomatic ties with France and Britain simultaneously.
She died in 1850 at Ostend, aged 38, having outlived two of her children.