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2 Francs - Léopold I Trial strike
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Belgium |
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| Year | 1859 |
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| Weight | 9.99 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Leopold I of Belgium facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed wavy hair swept back behind the ear, as engraved by Léopold Wiener. The truncation of the neck is plain and unadorned. The circumferential legend reads LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES, disposed along the inner border with the date 1859 appearing in the lower exergual area beneath the portrait. The field is smooth and unadorned, and the coin is bordered by a toothed rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Trial strikes from the Brussels mint in this period were produced to test die alignment, planchet quality, or proposed design changes before authorizing a production run — not for circulation or presentation purposes. The 1859 2-franc denomination was an established circulating type by this point, making a trial at this date more likely connected to a planchet or alloy evaluation than a design revision. The .850 fineness aligns with the Latin Monetary Union standard that Belgium would formally adopt six years later, suggesting this piece may relate to early preparation for that transition.