50 Bourgondiër - Brugge

€25,743.00
LocationBelgium
Year1982
TypeLocal coins
CompositionBrass plated steel
Weight13.20 g
Diameter35.30 mm
Thickness2.15 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) GMJ#1982/180a
Obverse description`Queen of the Netherlands` saddled sideways on a horse holding a hawlk in one hand, the headstall in the other. This is a scene from the ill-fated hunt where she died after her horse tripped over a tree stump and she ended up in the moat as the horse landed on top of her.
Obverse lettering1482.MARIA VAN BOURGONDIE .1982
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionMedieval scene of the Bruges harbor workers, their tools and surrounding buildings
Reverse letteringIN OMLOOP TE BRUGGE VAN 1.6 TOT 5.9.1982 BRUGGE 50 BOURGONDIER
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1982  - - 75 000
Catalog ID1823287960
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