Belgium. Liege (Luik / Lüttich), Bishopric / Duchy. Jean-Theodore de Baviere, 1744-1763. Liard (Oord) 1751, KM 155, Copper 23 mm, weight c. 3,2 g., Condition PCGS MS 63 BN, mint specimen, scarce in this condition, scratched plasitic box (slab)
Austrian Netherlands (Belgium). 2 Liards / Oorden 1790, Brussels - Belgian Uprising, KM 45, Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Copper 27 mm, weight 6,97 g., Condition XF, nice shiny brown patina
Belgium, Austrian Netherlands. Medal commemorating the First Meeting of the Provincial Council of South Brabant in 1816, by Van De Goor. F, Dirks-77, Bronze 47 mm, weight 41,70 g., Condition aUNC/XF, nice patina with luster Obverse: BOLD AUSTRIAC-Netherlands LION WITH SHIELD AND SWORD (The motif of the rampaging lion/shield/sword is almost the same as on the 3 Austrian-Dutch florins of 1790). Reverse: "LEGE. SACRAM. ASSERT. BRAB. ORD. BRUXELL. CONVOC. WILHELMUS REX. VIII. ID. JUL. MDCCCXVI.
Netherlands / Belgium. Medal 1829, protest medal barred from the States General of De Meulenaere and Vilain XIV, by Vivier, PRO. ARIS. ET. FOCIS., Dirks 334, Bronze 40 mm, weight 43,50 g., Condition aUNC, nice patina with luster
Belgium. Independence Medal 1830, not signed, Guioth, Rév. belge 38, Tourneur, 59, Bronze 41 mm, weight 38,30 g., Condition XF+, nice patina with luster, rare Obverse: LE COURAGE NOUS A RENDUS LIBRES (Courage has made us free) Reverse: HONNEUR AUX VAINQUEURS LE PEUPLE BELGE A DETRUIT DESPOTISME ATLATYRANNIE (Honoring the victors, The Belgian people destroyed despotism and tyranny, September 1830)
Belgium. Medal 1830 commemorating the glorious defenders of Belgium, GLOIRE IMMORTELLE AUX BRAVES DEFENSEURS DE LA BELGIQUE (IMMORTAL GLORY TO THE Valiant DEFENDERS OF BELGIUM), A NOS FRERES QUI ONT SUCCOMBE (TO OUR BROTHERS WHO SUSPENDED), Bronze 37 mm, weight 28,70 g., Condition aUNC, nice patina with luster
Belgium, Leopold I of Belgium (1831 - 1865). Medal on the occasion of the Florenne and Philippeville Agricultural Exhibition, by Hart. F., Bronze 40 mm, weight 28,60 g., Condition VF+/VF, scrachec, edge damages, nice patina
Belgium, Antwerp, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1832 in Honor of Baron David Chasse for the Defense of the Antwerp Citadel against Belgian insurgents and the French Army, Wurzbach-1286, Turner 237, Bronze 48 mm, weight 53,40 g, Condition aUNC, a crisply struck medal with perfect detail on the high-profile bust and an attractive brown patina with plum highlights
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1832 commemorating the Belgian-French Union, by Hart F., Bronze 36 mm, weight 20,80 g., Condition aUNC/XF, nice patina with luster
Belgium, Kingdom. Leopold I 1830-1865. Posthumous medal of Peter Joseph Trieste, 1836, bronze 40 mm, weight 32,57 g., Condition XF.
Peter Joseph Triest (31 August 1760 – 24 June 1836) was a prelate of the Diocese of Ghent. He is known for his foundations of religious communities in this diocese, and has been called "the St. Vincent de Paul of Belgium". źródło: wikipedia.org
Belgium, Liege, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1837 commemorating the Inauguration of the Boverie Bridge, by L. Jehotte F., Bronze 32 mm, weight 22,20 g., Condition XF, patina
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1838 commemorating Count Felix de Merode (1791-1857), by J. Leclercq F., Bronze 50 mm, weight 42,40 g., Condition aUNC/XF+, patina
Philippe Félix Balthasar Otto Ghislain, Count de Merode (April 13, 1791 - February 7, 1857), known as Félix de Merode, was a Belgian politician. He has been called "the architect of Belgian independence"
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1839 from the Annual Horse Races, by Braemnt F., Bronze 47 mm, weight 39,20 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1839 in honor of Nicaise de Keyser (1813-1887) central figure of 19th century Belgian history painting, by Hart F., Bronze 68 mm, weight 131,20 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful chocolate patina, very impressive medal
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865), Antwerp. Medal 1840 commemorating the erection of a monument to Rubens by the Royal Society of Science, Literature and Art, by J. Hart, Bronze 45 mm, weight 46,0 g., Condition aUNC, beatiful patina
Belgium, Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (1837-1905) . Medal circa 1840, LES VERTUS DE SA FAMILLE SE REFLETENT EN LUI ET NOUS LE FONT AIMER (THE VIRTUES OF HIS FAMILY ARE REFLECTED IN HIM AND MAKE US LOVE HIM), Bronze 50 mm, weight 52,0 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster
The expression “The virtues of his family reflect in him and make us like him” expresses the idea that a person`s positive qualities are influenced by the values and character traits of his family, and these family virtues make the person more likeable and lovable. In other words, the good qualities of the family are seen as manifested in the individual`s behavior and character, which elicits the liking and appreciation of others.
Belgium, Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (1837-1905) . Medal circa 1840, LES VERTUS DE SA FAMILLE SE REFLETENT EN LUI ET NOUS LE FONT AIMER (THE VIRTUES OF HIS FAMILY ARE REFLECTED IN HIM AND MAKE US LOVE HIM), Bronze 50 mm, weight 47,40 g., Condition aUNC, beautiful brown patina with luster
The expression “The virtues of his family reflect in him and make us like him” expresses the idea that a person`s positive qualities are influenced by the values and character traits of his family, and these family virtues make the person more likeable and lovable. In other words, the good qualities of the family are seen as manifested in the individual`s behavior and character, which elicits the liking and appreciation of others.
Belgium, Leopold I (1831-1865). Medal 1841, Founding of the Royal Academy of Medicine / l`Académie Royale de Médecine, by Jouvenel, Tourneur 549, Bronze 56 mm, weight 74,7 g., Condition aUNC, nice dark shiny patina