Coin
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1862
Materials
Copper and nickel
Measurements
2.99 g (Width); 19 mm (Diameter)
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1156043
Summary
Coin. A Belgian Leopold I 5 centimes copper coin. The obverse shows a lion rampant within a circle and an inscription around the outside in French LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI. DES BELGES.5 CENTIMES. The date is below between two stars. The reverse shows an inscription L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE around the outside the date 1862 is below between two stars on a checkered background within a circle. The edge of the coin is milled.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.