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5 Centimes - Léopold I 25th Anniversary Inauguration of the King, French
| Issuer | Belgian National Bank / Brussels Mint |
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| Year | 1856 |
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| Engraver(s) | Adolphe Jouvenel |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Struck to mark the 25th anniversary of Léopold I's inauguration as Belgium's first king — he took the constitutional oath on July 21, 1831, having been selected by the National Congress following Belgian independence from the Netherlands. The issue was a deliberate piece of dynastic self-congratulation; Léopold had worked methodically for two decades to consolidate the monarchy's legitimacy, and this coin was part of that project.
The BHM-3.1 designation places it within a small commemorative emission, not a circulation striking. Most survivors show minimal wear for exactly that reason.