Silver Medal of Leopold I of Belgium, Belgium. 2000.1.37

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 25.133
  • Diameter (in mm): 37

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1853
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver
• Symbol: LEOP.WEINER

• Authority

  • Artist: Weiner, Leopold

• Geographic

  • Place of Issue: Brabant
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Belgium

• Obverse

  • Legend: Circul.leg.:L.L.PH.M.V. DUC DE BRABANT M.H.A. DUCHESSE DE BRABANT| 21-22 AOUT 1853
  • Type: Jugate heads of Duke and Duchess of Brabant,r.
  • Portrait: Leopold I of Belgium

• Reverse

  • Legend: Circul.leg.: LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES
  • Type: Head of Leopold I, l.

• Edge

  • Description: inscribed: *** DIEU PROTEGE LA BELGIE

References

• Citation: F.174

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2000.1.37
• Lot: 2000.1
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Friedenberg, Daniel M.

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined