Obverse
LEOPOLD I * LEOPOLD IIL. WIENER
The superimposed effigies of the first two kings of the Belgians, facing to the right, surrounded by their names and under a star with 5 branches.
LWEngraved by Léopold Wiener
1 franc - Leopold II - 50th anniversary of independence
Belgium · 1880 · 1 francCommemorative coinRare
N281 KM38 MOR191 LABFM-87
50th anniversary of the Independence of Belgium (1830-1880).
The coin's story
This coin celebrates the golden jubilee of the young kingdom, attesting with panache to its sustainability and national pride.
Reverse
ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE1 F1830 1880
L'écu couronné portant le lion belge posé sur un sceptre et un bâton de justice croisés et entouré du collier de l'Ordre de Léopold. La valeur nominale 1 F de part et d'autre de l'écu. Légende semi-circulaire au dessus et millésimes à l'exergue.
Engraved by
Specifications
- Denomination1 franc
- Year1880
- Mintage545,222
- MintMonnaie royale de Belgique
- MaterialSilver 0.835
- ShapeRound
- Diameter23.25 mm
- Thickness1.4 mm
- Weight5 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.4 mm.
Composition
Silver 83.5 %Copper 16.5 %
Reference catalogues
Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters
By the same engraver: Léopold Wiener 9 coins
185320 Ces. Leopold I
18535 francs - Leopold naked head
18672 francs - Leopold II - type Wiener in French
1870Belgium 5 francs 1870
18735 francs 1873 Leopold II King of the Belgians
18802 francs - Leopold II - 50th anniversary of independence
188650 Cn - Leopold II Dutch text
18861 franc - Leopold II KONING DER BELGEN - 1886