Belgium. Leopold III – 2 × 100 Francs, Four Kings Type – 1948 Dutch and 1950 French (No reserve price)





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Two ungraded silver coins (0.835 fin.), 18 g each, 33 mm diameter, Leopold III – 2 × 100 Francs, Four Kings Type, dating 1948 (Dutch inscription) and 1950 (French inscription), minted by the Royal Mint of Belgium in Brussels, obverse with conjoined portraits of Leopold I, II, Albert I and Leopold III and the reverse featuring a crowned Belgian lion shield with the Order of Leopold; 1948 shows “100 Frᵏ” with “België” and 1950 shows “100 Frˢ” with “Belgique.”
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Belgium – Leopold III – 2 × 100 Francs, Four Kings Type – 1948 Dutch and 1950 French
Obverse
Conjoined portraits of Leopold I, Leopold II, Albert I and Leopold III facing left. Royal crown above, dividing the date 19–48 or 19–50; five-pointed star below. Signed “Rau” beside the portraits, for the engraver Marcel Rau.
Reverse
Crowned Belgian lion shield surrounded by the collar of the Order of Leopold, dividing the denomination.
1948: “100 Frᵏ”, with “België” below.
1950: “100 Frˢ”, with “Belgique” below.
References
References: KM 139 (1948, Dutch inscription); KM 138 (1950, French inscription).
Specifications
Metal: Silver (.835)
Weight: 18 g per coin (catalogue specification)
Diameter: 33 mm per coin (catalogue specification)
Total fine silver content: 30.06 g, based on catalogue weights
Mint: Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels
Dates: 1948 and 1950
Number of coins: 2
Belgium – Leopold III – 2 × 100 Francs, Four Kings Type – 1948 Dutch and 1950 French
Obverse
Conjoined portraits of Leopold I, Leopold II, Albert I and Leopold III facing left. Royal crown above, dividing the date 19–48 or 19–50; five-pointed star below. Signed “Rau” beside the portraits, for the engraver Marcel Rau.
Reverse
Crowned Belgian lion shield surrounded by the collar of the Order of Leopold, dividing the denomination.
1948: “100 Frᵏ”, with “België” below.
1950: “100 Frˢ”, with “Belgique” below.
References
References: KM 139 (1948, Dutch inscription); KM 138 (1950, French inscription).
Specifications
Metal: Silver (.835)
Weight: 18 g per coin (catalogue specification)
Diameter: 33 mm per coin (catalogue specification)
Total fine silver content: 30.06 g, based on catalogue weights
Mint: Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels
Dates: 1948 and 1950
Number of coins: 2
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