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Liard 1852 - Prince-bishopric of Liege Replica
| Issuer | Chapter of the Diocese of Liège (Sede Vacante) |
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| Year | 1852 |
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| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Saint Lambert, patron saint of Liège, wearing an ornate episcopal mitre decorated with foliate and scrollwork relief. The saint is depicted with curled hair and vested in pontifical robes with detailed engraving at the collar and shoulders. A continuous Latin legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded border: S . LAMBERTVS . PATRONUS . LEOD . |
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| Obverse lettering | S . LAMBERTVS . PATRONUS . LEOD . |
| Reverse description | Central device composed of five heraldic escutcheons arranged in the form of a cross: at the top, a shield barry of four; to the left, a shield party per fess; at centre, a shield bearing a perron (the Liège civic monument); to the right, a shield with a lion rampant; and at the bottom, a shield bearing three roundels or bezants. The date 1852 is divided between the upper-left and lower-right cantons of the cross. A continuous Latin legend within a beaded border reads: SEDE . VACANTE . DEC . ET . CAP . LEOD . 1852, indicating the coin was struck during a vacancy of the episcopal see by the Dean and Chapter of Liège. |
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