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Escalin 1852 - Uniface - Prince-bishopric of Liege Replica
| Issuer | Chapter of the Cathedral of Liège (Sede Vacante) |
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| Year | 1852 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely uniface, presenting a completely blank, unstruck field with no design, legend, or device of any kind. The flat surface retains a smooth, unadorned appearance bounded only by a raised rim, consistent with a uniface striking where only one die was employed during production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The sede vacante period following the death of Bishop Corneille-Richard Antoine van Bommel in 1852 placed temporary authority over Liège with the cathedral chapter — an administrative condition that historically licensed ecclesiastical bodies to strike coins in their own name. This piece is a later replica of that issue, not a contemporary strike, which accounts for the uniface format: a deliberate shortcut that sacrifices the reverse entirely rather than attempt a faithful reproduction of both dies.