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Medal - Inauguration de la Colonne du Congrès

1859 year
Bronze 11.7 g 30.2 mm
Description
Location
Belgium
King
Leopold I (1831-1865)
Type
Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year
1859
Composition
Bronze
Weight
11.7 g
Diameter
30.2 mm
Thickness
2.6 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#369527
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Simplified representation of the Congress Column

Script: Latin

Lettering:
INAUDURATION DE LA COLONNE DU CONGRÈS.
26 SEPTEMBRE 1859

Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel

Edge

Plain

Comment

Inspired by the Trajan column, it commemorates the National Congress of 1830, which drafted the Belgian Constitution.