Belgium - Commemorative token - 1986
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Belgian commemorative medal, manufactured in 1986 and in good condition.
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The coin shown is a commemorative medal minted in 1980 to celebrate the millennium of the founding of the Principality of Liège. The year 980 is traditionally regarded as the beginning of the Liege state, when the then-bishop Notger was granted secular power by Emperor Otto III, making him a prince-bishop.
Medal Details
Subject Represented: The medal features the profile of an ecclesiastical dignitary, probably Bishop Notger, who is wearing a decorated mitre (bishop's headdress).
Registrations
On the outer ring at the top: "PRINCIPAUTÉ DE LIEGE" (Principality of Liège).
On the outer ring at the bottom: "980 C.N.L. 1980". "C.N.L." could refer to "Cercle Numismatique Liégeois" or another local entity.
Composition and Dimensions: There are several variants, including in alpaca (nickel brass) with a diameter of 38 mm and a weight of about 27.50 g, or in 900‰ gold with a diameter of 21 mm and a weight of 6.45 g.
Commemorated Event: The medal commemorates 800 years of existence of the Principality of Liège as an autonomous ecclesiastical state within the Holy Roman Empire, which lasted from 980 until the French Revolution in 1789 and its annexation by France in 1795.
The coin shown is a commemorative medal minted in 1980 to celebrate the millennium of the founding of the Principality of Liège. The year 980 is traditionally regarded as the beginning of the Liege state, when the then-bishop Notger was granted secular power by Emperor Otto III, making him a prince-bishop.
Medal Details
Subject Represented: The medal features the profile of an ecclesiastical dignitary, probably Bishop Notger, who is wearing a decorated mitre (bishop's headdress).
Registrations
On the outer ring at the top: "PRINCIPAUTÉ DE LIEGE" (Principality of Liège).
On the outer ring at the bottom: "980 C.N.L. 1980". "C.N.L." could refer to "Cercle Numismatique Liégeois" or another local entity.
Composition and Dimensions: There are several variants, including in alpaca (nickel brass) with a diameter of 38 mm and a weight of about 27.50 g, or in 900‰ gold with a diameter of 21 mm and a weight of 6.45 g.
Commemorated Event: The medal commemorates 800 years of existence of the Principality of Liège as an autonomous ecclesiastical state within the Holy Roman Empire, which lasted from 980 until the French Revolution in 1789 and its annexation by France in 1795.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Country of Origin
Belgium
Condition
Good condition
Year of Manufacture
1986
Material
A curious commemorative medal minted in 1980 to celebrate the millennial founding of the
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