{"product_id":"981153-belgique-essai-100f-or-1854-gradee-ngc-ms61","title":"Belgium, Leopold I, 100 Francs, 1854, Brussels, Pattern, Gold, NGC, MS61","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eBust in uniform of Leopold I to the left, wearing several medals and a collar decorated with two branches of laurel and oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003eLegend in three lines, including the date on the last line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003eGraded NGC MS 61. Only five of these were struck in 1854. Following the law of December 28, 1850, gold coins were no longer minted in order to curb speculation. Speculation came in the wake of the gold rush in the United States and Australia, which caused the price of gold to plummet. Only patterns and modules coinage were minted in this metal. Gold coinage did not resume until 1861.\n\nOur pattern was minted in the 23rd year of the reign of Leopold I, first King of Belgium. His accession to this title followed the Belgian revolution against the Netherlands in 1830, which proclaimed its independence. Leopold was known as Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Close to the Tsar family, he fought in Russia, where he won several medals and took part in battles against Napoleon I. In 1816, he married an English princess, then refused the throne of Greece in 1830 before accepting that of Belgium in 1831. He reigned until his death in 1865, and was known as the “Nestor of Europe”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"headCaption\"\u003eLEOPOLD PREMIER - ROI DES BELGES \/\/ BRAEMT F.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverseCaption\"\u003eESSAI \/ MONÉTAIRE \/ 1854\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e33.3 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53251020587340,"sku":"981153","price":25000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/files\/981153A_febc6c74-1b3a-4de8-bb72-6df020b30894.jpg?v=1769695228","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/981153-belgique-essai-100f-or-1854-gradee-ngc-ms61","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}