KING LEOPOLD I : TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS REIGN

WIENER, Léopold: Belgium, 1856, Bronze, 75 mm
Obv: Bust of Leopold I (l)    LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES
Rev: Crown surrounded by several coats of arms which, in turn, are surrounded by wreaths    XXV ANNIVERSAIRE DE L'INAGURATION DU ROI 21 JUILLET 1856
Signed: LEOP. WIENER F.
Ref: Weiss BW534

Like the preceding piece, this medal was issued in 1856 and commemorates and celebrates the 25th anniversary of the reign of King Leopold I of Belgium, who became the first King of Belgium in 1831.

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