5 Centimes – Belgium
Circulating commemorative coins
Commemoration: 25th Anniversary of the Inauguration of king Leopold I
Context
Material
References
Numista: #27256
Value
Exchange value: 0.05 BEF
Obverse
Inscription:
XXI JUILL.MDCCCLVI
Translation:
21 July 1856
Script: Latin
Language: French
Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel
Reverse
Inscription:
PREMIER ARGENT EXTRAIT DES MINES BELGES
PAR LA SOCIETE DE MEMBACH
XXV ME
ANNIVERSAIRE
DE L'INAUGURATION
DU REGNE DE
LEOPOLD I,
ROI DES BELGES
SOUS LE PATRONAGE DE LA SOCIETE GENERALE
POUR FAVORISER L'INDUSTRIE NATIONALE
PAR LA SOCIETE DE MEMBACH
XXV ME
ANNIVERSAIRE
DE L'INAUGURATION
DU REGNE DE
LEOPOLD I,
ROI DES BELGES
SOUS LE PATRONAGE DE LA SOCIETE GENERALE
POUR FAVORISER L'INDUSTRIE NATIONALE
Translation:
FIRST SILVER EXTRACTED FROM THE BELGIAN MINES
BY THE SOCIETY OF MEMBACH
XXVTH
ANNIVERSARY
OF THE INAUGURATION
OF THE REIGN OF
LEOPOLD I,
KING OF THE BELGIANS
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY
TO FAVOR NATIONAL INDUSTRY
BY THE SOCIETY OF MEMBACH
XXVTH
ANNIVERSARY
OF THE INAUGURATION
OF THE REIGN OF
LEOPOLD I,
KING OF THE BELGIANS
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY
TO FAVOR NATIONAL INDUSTRY
Script: Latin
Language: French
Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel
Edge
Milled
💎 Extremely Rare