Franco

Contemporary age

 

 

 

Metal: Silver.

Issuing entity: Belgium. Leopold II.

Mint: Not specified.

Date: Year 1869.

Obverse:

Bearded male head left. Legend: LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES.

Reverse:

Nonimal value 1 F divided by crowned coat of arms, dividing value, composed of quarter sable with lion rampant, all surrounded by laurel wreaths. Legend: L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE 1869 1F.

Weight: 4.89 gr. - Diameter: 23 mm. - Axes: 6 h.

Described in: Krause, C. L. and Mishler, C., 1980: Standard Catalog of World Coins, Wisconsin, p. 135, no. 6.

Published in: Bayo Fuentes, S., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2010: "Catálogo. Collections", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 181.

Monetary Inventory Number: 7618.

Assignment. Julio Furgús Collection.