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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Hello all! I have this coin/token which seems to be made off silver. The head of an belgium king half 19th century. I can't identify it. Hope someone could of help me with this one Thanks! Best wishes, Vincent   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow this is a hard one. Can you make out any of the letters on the back in hand? All I can make out is the last line LE (?) DEG
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United States
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Also what is the size? It looks like it's gonna be some type of medal.
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Valued Member
United States
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No ideas other than a commemorative token of his passing in 1865. Clearly, they wouldn't put the I before the reign of the second.
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Pillar of the Community
 Netherlands
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Hello Mgillette and keepcalmandcoinon, The size is 14mm
The lyrics are which I can read: DEC O RT Le 10 dec 1865
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 Australia
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Correct; the text on the back gives (or rather, it used to give) his birth and death dates. Presumably this one was converted into a pin, button or badge of some kind.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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Thanks all! Did you find an similair piece, with what it is used for? Some information..
It is indeed used as an button I think. But I haven't seen this one alround somewhere yet.
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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Leopold I was born on 16-Dec-1790 and died on 10-Dec-1865. The sculptor's signature could refer to Henri Charles Würden, a Brussels medalist born in 1849, or maybe somebody else from that family. As Sap wrote, the inscription is likely to be "NÉ LE 16 DÉC. 1790 MORT LE 10 DÉC. 1865" ...
Christian
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Netherlands
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This is a hard one to find. Thanks christian for the information aswell. Still it is hard to find this piece somewhere else. I can say the head of Leopold is thick. But I've seen this thing once more some time ago for sale (no description). With no hole in it. So it aint an button.
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