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Belgie 1 Frank 1904 - LÉOPOLD II DER BELGEN

Belgium · 1904 · 1 frank
Rare
€8.30minimum price
803,000coins minted
€7.19silver value · 4.18 g fine at today’s price
N5888 KM57 LABFM-90 SCHöN15 MOR199-201
RZIn my collection · album RZRZ-FGYJ4
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The coin's story

Obverse: , the effigy of King Leopold II, to the left, surrounded by the legend in Dutch: "Léopold II, roi des belges" Reverse: , the nominal value, in 2 lines, 1 FRANK and the date surrounded by a crown consisting of an oak branch and an ivy branch bound by a ribbon.

    Obverse

    LEOPOLD II KONING DER BELGENTH. VINÇOTTE

    , the effigy of King Leopold II, to the left, surrounded by the legend in Dutch: "Léopold II, roi des belges"

    TVEngraved by Thomas Vinçotte

    Reverse

    1FRANK1904

    , the nominal value, in 2 lines, 1 FRANK and the date surrounded by a crown consisting of an oak branch and an ivy branch bound by a ribbon.

    Engraved by

    Specifications

    • Denomination1 frank
    • Year1904
    • Mintage803,000
    • MaterialSilver 0.835
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter23 mm
    • Thickness1.45 mm
    • Weight5 g
    • EdgeReeded
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    1 frank 23 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.45 mm.

    Composition

    Silver83.5 % Copper16.5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N5888Numista KM57Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) LABFM-90Le Franc SCHöN15Schön MOR199-201Morin

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    50 cen1901 · 18 mm 50 cents1909 · 18 mm 1 frank1904 · 23 mm 2 francs1909 · 27 mm

    By the same engraver: Thomas Vinçotte 4 coins

    190150 CEN 1901 LEOPOLD II KONING DER BELGEN 19092 francs - Leopold II - Vinçotte type in Dutch 190950 CENTS 1909 Leopold II

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