20 Francs - Léopold I

€11,103.00
IssuerBelgium
Year1864-1866
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Francs (20 BEF)
CurrencyFranc (1832-2001)
CompositionGold (.900) (10% copper)
Weight6.4516 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Léopold Wiener
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#23, Mor#6, LA#BFM-153, LA#BFM-154, Delmonte G#1264, Fr#411, Delmonte G#1265
Obverse descriptionHead of King Leopold I facing right with designer below neck. Text in French surrounding.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES L.WIENER
(Translation: Leopold the First, King of the Belgians)
Reverse descriptionValue and date within wreath of oak branches.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering20 FRANCS 1865
EdgePlain with incused lettering
Mint
Mintage1864  - Morin (not numbered); Trial strike -
1865  - Morin 6; `L. WIENER`; Position A - 1 016 103
1865  - Morin 6a; `L. WIENER`; Position B -
1865  - Morin 6b; `L WIENER`; Position A -
1865  - Morin 6c; `L WIENER`; Position B -
1865  - Morin 6d; `L WINNER`; Position A -
1865  - Morin 6e; `L WINNER`; Position B -
1866  - Struck in 1866 with year 1865 - 531 963
Catalog ID4086203690
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