10 Centimes - Léopold I Marriage of The Duke

Features

Issuer	Belgium
King	Leopold I (1831-1865)
Type	Token
Year	1853
Value	10 Centimes (0.10 BEF)
Currency	Franc (1832-2001)
Composition	Copper
Weight	20 g
Diameter	32 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 272
References	X# M1.1, George S. Cuhaj (editor); 2011. Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. X# M1.2, George S. Cuhaj (editor); 2011. Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. LA# BHM-2.1, Laurens Aernout; 2017. Catalogus van Belgische Numismatische Uitgiften : 1831-2017. Numismatica Zuidwest-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Mor# 3a, Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin; 2019. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges de 1832 jusqu'à présent. Antwerpen Eyckmans, Antwerp, Belgium. Mor# 3b Peter Eyckmans, Frans Morin; 2019. Catalogue officiel des monnaies belges de 1832 jusqu'à présent. Antwerpen Eyckmans, Antwerp, Belgium.

Commemorative issue

Marriage of the Duke of Brabant and the Archduchess Marie Henriette

Obverse

There is a bust of Léopold I facing left with a legend in French around the rim, the initials of the engraver below the neck, and the date at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering: LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES 1853

Translation: Leopold the First. King of the Belgians

Engraver: Léopold Wiener

Reverse

The heads of both the Duke and the Duchesse of Brabant with their names and wedding date around the rim and the designer's name below the neck

Script: Latin

Lettering: L.L. PH. M.V. DUC DE BRABANT M. H. A. DUCHESSE DE BRABANT 21-22 AOUT LEO. WIENER

Unabridged legend:
Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Duc de Brabant
Marie Henriette Anne Duchesse de Brabant

Translation:
Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Duke of Brabant
Marie Henriette Anne Duchess of Brabant
21-22 August

Engraver: Léopold Wiener

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)

Comments

Krause designates them wrongly as X, while they reportedly circulated alongside regular currency. Hence we list them alongside coins.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	Frequency
Undetermined
1853	104 000	$ 11	$ 11	$ 21	84%	X#M1.1; Morin 3a (Large date)
1853					22%	X#M1.2; Morin 3b (Small date)

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 114 Lot 254	24 Feb 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 45.58 (EUR 42.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 57 Lot 2165	19 Mar 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 8.68 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 94 Lot 372	30 Aug 2023	Undetermined	XF	USD 21.70 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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