Obverse
LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGESL.W.
the left profile bust of Leopold I is surrounded by the legend: "LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES".
LWEngraved by Léopold Wiener
20 Ces. Leopold I
Belgium · 1853 · 20 cesRare
N266 KM19 LABFM-46 MOR58
The coin's story
Obverse: The left profile bust of Leopold I is surrounded by the legend: "LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES". Reverse: Belgian coat of arms, with face value on both sides, are surrounded by two olive branches and motto "L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE"
Reverse
L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE20 Ces.1853
the Belgian coat of arms, with the face value on both sides, are surrounded by two olive branches and the motto "L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE"
Engraved by
Specifications
- Denomination20 ces
- Year1853
- Mintage1,965,054
- MaterialSilver 0.900
- ShapeRound
- Diameter0.63 mm
- Thickness15 mm
- Weight1 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 15 mm.
Composition
Silver 90 %
Reference catalogues
Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters
5 francs1849 · 37 mmBy the same engraver: Léopold Wiener 9 coins
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
18801 franc - Leopold II - 50th anniversary of independence
18802 francs - Leopold II - 50th anniversary of independence
188650 Cn - Leopold II Dutch text
18861 franc - Leopold II KONING DER BELGEN - 1886