Medal - Crédit Communal de Belgique ND (1955) front Medal - Crédit Communal de Belgique ND (1955) back
Medal - Crédit Communal de Belgique ND (1955) photo

Medal - Crédit Communal de Belgique ND

1955 year
Bronze 171.6 g 69.1 mm
Description
Location
Belgium
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1955
Composition
Bronze
Weight
171.6 g
Diameter
69.1 mm
Thickness
8.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#285758
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

The coats of arms, arranged in a circle around the date, represent the nine Belgian provinces.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
♦CREDITCOMMUNALDEBELGIQUE♦GEMEENTEKREDIETVANBELGIE
1860

Engraver: Albert-André Aebly

Edge

Smooth and rounded

Comment

To boost credit in Belgium, Minister Frère-Orban encouraged the creation of new banks, such as Crédit communal de Belgique in 1860 and Caisse générale d'épargne et de retraite in 1865.