Obverse
LEOPOLD II KONING DER BELGENL.WIENER
the left profile bust of Leopold II is surrounded by the legend: "LEOPOLD II KONING DER BELGEN"
LWEngraved by Léopold Wiener
50 Cn - Leopold II Dutch text
Belgium · 1886 · 50 cnUncommon
N16053 KM27 LABFM-67 MOR185
The coin's story
Obverse: the left profile bust of Leopold II is surrounded by the legend: "LEOPOLD II KONING DER BELGEN" Reverse: Belgian coat of arms, with face value on both sides, are surrounded by two olive branches and motto "EENDRACHT MAAKT MACHT"
Reverse
EENDRACHT MAAKT MACHT50 Cn1886
the Belgian coat of arms, with the face value on both sides, are surrounded by two olive branches and the motto "EENDRACHT MAAKT MACHT"
Engraved by
Specifications
- Denomination50 cn
- Year1886
- Mintage3,750,000
- MaterialSilver 0.835
- ShapeRound
- Diameter18 mm
- Thickness1.05 mm
- Weight2.5 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.05 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
18801 franc - Leopold II - 50th anniversary of independence
18802 francs - Leopold II - 50th anniversary of independence
18861 franc - Leopold II KONING DER BELGEN - 1886