Medal - Leopold II (Festival of Ghent) ND front Medal - Leopold II (Festival of Ghent) ND back
Medal - Leopold II (Festival of Ghent) ND photo
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Medal - Leopold II (Festival of Ghent) ND

 
Brass 5.5 g 26.2 mm
Description
Location
Belgium
King
Leopold II (1865-1909)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Composition
Brass
Weight
5.5 g
Diameter
26.2 mm
Thickness
1.7 mm
Shape
Round with a loop
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#143808
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

In the field the legend in four lines surrounded by the circular legend and two rosettes

Lettering:
✽ VILLE DE GAND ✽
FÊTE ꟾ ET FESTIVAL ꟾ DES 14 ET 15 ꟾ JUILLET
SOUVENIR

Engraver: Jean Baptiste Würden

Edge

Plain

Comment

Undated medal, struck between 1865 and 1874 in Brussels by Jean Baptiste Würden.
This medal also exists with a diameter of 32.3 mm, this type is signed "J. WURDEN".